Unlock Freedom: 5 Alternatives to Guardianship for Adults with Developmental Disabilities | Autism
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
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Imagine a future for your loved one where they are safeguarded and maintain their freedoms, rights, and a valued place in their community.
In the past, it was thought legal guardianship for adults with disabilities was the only way to safeguard them.
However, I’ve uncovered five alternatives to legal guardianship for adults with disabilities that could reshape the way your loved one’s future, securing their vulnerabilities and positioning them as a valued person in their community and family.
What is Legal Guardianship for Adults with Disabilities?
Guardianship means obtaining the legal authority to make decisions for another person. This happens by going to court and proving that your loved one with a disability is incapable to a judge, who would then appoint a guardian. Now again, this might seem like a good idea, but please exhaust all of the alternatives before going forward with guardianship because guardianship removes all of your loved one’s rights!
5 Alternatives to Guardianship
Let’s explore the menu of available alternatives to legal guardianship for adults with disabilities, like picking the perfect ingredients for your loved one’s unique journey. It’s not just about one alternative; it’s about crafting a life where many of these alternatives work together to safeguard and empower your loved one.
1. Joint Bank Accounts:
2. Healthcare Decision Laws:
3. Power of Attorney:
4. Trusts:
5. Supported Decision-Making Agreements:
These alternatives to legal guardianship for adults with disabilities open doors to secure a future where your loved one's rights and freedoms remain intact.
In the video, I provide more details about each alternative to guardianship and give you insights that will help you secure your loved one's future!
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Welcome to Empowering Ability! I'm Eric Goll, and my mission is to help you make sure your loved one with an intellectual/developmental disability lives an Awesome Ordinary Life! As a family member and coach, I support families touched by autism/ developmental disabilities. I provide the knowledge and tools to cultivate an awesome ordinary life for your loved ones, ensuring their care and support now and in the future.
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Thank you for this video! I’m my son’s guardian and have been since 2007. I was appointed due to ongoing behavior problems that didn’t get better with counseling. This video has opened my eyes to options/alternatives I didn’t know were possible. We live in the US in southeast Wisconsin. I’ll be 65 in October so have really begun looking at the future for both my son and myself. Admittedly, I’ve put this “task” on the back burner but now need to focus on it. I participated in the online learning you hosted on 5/4-5 and am going through the videos now to get more information and work through the information provided. Thank you for the time and effort involved! Have a great day! Patty Riker 😀
One of the biggest barriers that I face is much of the population of people with disabilities have guardianships, especially if they have severe challenges and this prevents socialization. Guardians have to approve of whether they would want the connection or not then if they are in a group home under agency, the agency has to approve whether They want someone on the outside interacting. So guardianship as well as the privacy act are the two barriers that hinder me from connecting with people I relate to very well.
I'm in this group home and I'm not happy here and I can't get a job cuz I'm stuck at a day program
1/13/24 We have had 5:23 guardianship of our nephew since he was 8 yrs old. He has Downs Syndrome and is fairly high functioning. We are 73 yrs old and want to make decisions for his care before something happens to us. Can we assign guardianship to our son or daughter in a will?
Guardianship is something that can only be established through a court.
Depending on where you are located and what kind of legal support you already have in place for him, you may be able to get other plans in place for him in the event you are not able to care for him (due to illness or death or whatever). If your country/state has a supportive decision-making provision, you may be able to accomplish this through that means. Could you do some research and speak with some attorneys about special needs law in your state?
Good morning, your son or daughter can petition for guardianship.
Also, you should consider sharing this video with your son and daughter so they learn about all the different options on this matter. God bless!!
Guardianship takes away your loved ones rights and freedoms