to become a legal guardian of my own child ?

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has anyone heard ,that you have to sign papers to become your own (autistic 's

sons guardian before he turns 18 ) with everything else he has been through with

him now we have to legally (be his legal guardian ) if yiu heard of this let me

know ! !

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Yes, I have heard of this, but unfortunately, I do not know enough to expand. Perhaps others with older children can elaborate?

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We're in the middle of this right now. Yes, you have to sign legal papers to become a person's guardian, but it's not necessary until he turns 18. However, you want to start the process before then because it takes time, and you want to have it in place. You need it so you can continue to make legal, medical, educational, and financial decisions on his behalf. Here in Virginia (and elsewhere I believe) you have to go to court which, in VA, requires a lawyer. That makes it expensive. We're looking at approximately $1200 for an uncontested guardianship. Some states will let you do the paperwork yourself and file it with the court without needing a lawyer. You also need a medical statement that evaluates the person's need for a guardian. It's not very complicated if the guardianship is uncontested, but can be more so if someone (including your child) disagrees with the idea. In our case, our son wants the security of knowing we'll be taking care of him for awhile longer. Another important point is that you can have a guardianship and still preserve some of the individual's rights. For example, we're electing to maintain our son's right to vote, but not to marry or drive without our permission. Then you'll probably have to report to the court periodically (here it's once a year) concerning how you're managing the person's money etc. Also, a guardianship can be discontinued, but you have to go back to court for that too I believe.Sue C.has anyone heard ,that you have to sign papers to become your own (autistic 's sons guardian before he turns 18 ) with everything else he has been through with him now we have to legally (be his legal guardian ) if yiu heard of this let me know ! !

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Adding to this -- you can do a guardian just for the financial and other reasons

and leave them some rights, like healthcare decisions. Or do vice-versa.

There are different types of guardianships, you should turn up lots if you

google it. The name of the " types " may vary in states, I'm not sure.

I did my own paperwork for guardianship over my mother but I was familiar with

the paperwork since I'd typed it so many times where I once worked (parents

seeking g'ship over children with mental retardation/lower IQ, etc.). The case

managers where I worked helped the parents with this.

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> We're in the middle of this right now. Yes, you have to sign legal papers to

become a person's guardian, but it's not necessary until he turns 18. However,

you want to start the process before then because it takes time, and you want to

have it in place. You need it so you can continue to make legal, medical,

educational, and financial decisions on his behalf. Here in Virginia (and

elsewhere I believe) you have to go to court which, in VA, requires a lawyer.

That makes it expensive. We're looking at approximately $1200 for an

uncontested guardianship. Some states will let you do the paperwork yourself

and file it with the court without needing a lawyer. You also need a medical

statement that evaluates the person's need for a guardian. It's not very

complicated if the guardianship is uncontested, but can be more so if someone

(including your child) disagrees with the idea. In our case, our son wants the

security of knowing we'll be taking care of him for awhile longer. Another

important point is that you can have a guardianship and still preserve some of

the individual's rights. For example, we're electing to maintain our son's

right to vote, but not to marry or drive without our permission. Then you'll

probably have to report to the court periodically (here it's once a year)

concerning how you're managing the person's money etc. Also, a guardianship can

be discontinued, but you have to go back to court for that too I believe.

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> Sue C.

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> > has anyone heard ,that you have to sign papers to become your own (autistic

's sons guardian before he turns 18 ) with everything else he has been through

with him now we have to legally (be his legal guardian ) if yiu heard of this

let me know ! !

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HI , thankyou everyone for this great info,that'sone of the reason i belong to this site,iam in mi,getting ready to put this in place for my son who will be 18this year,I am , I fine it amazing that i have to do this for my son that i gave birrth to but life gones on,and we must try and prepare thanks

From: <@...>Subject: ( ) Re:to become a legal guardian of my own child ? Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:08 AM

Adding to this -- you can do a guardian just for the financial and other reasons and leave them some rights, like healthcare decisions. Or do vice-versa. There are different types of guardianships, you should turn up lots if you google it. The name of the "types" may vary in states, I'm not sure. I did my own paperwork for guardianship over my mother but I was familiar with the paperwork since I'd typed it so many times where I once worked (parents seeking g'ship over children with mental retardation/ lower IQ, etc.). The case managers where I worked helped the parents with this.>> We're in the middle of this right now. Yes, you have to sign legal

papers to become a person's guardian, but it's not necessary until he turns 18. However, you want to start the process before then because it takes time, and you want to have it in place. You need it so you can continue to make legal, medical, educational, and financial decisions on his behalf. Here in Virginia (and elsewhere I believe) you have to go to court which, in VA, requires a lawyer. That makes it expensive. We're looking at approximately $1200 for an uncontested guardianship. Some states will let you do the paperwork yourself and file it with the court without needing a lawyer. You also need a medical statement that evaluates the person's need for a guardian. It's not very complicated if the guardianship is uncontested, but can be more so if someone (including your child) disagrees with the idea. In our case, our son wants the security of knowing we'll be taking care of him for awhile longer. Another important point is that you can have a

guardianship and still preserve some of the individual's rights. For example, we're electing to maintain our son's right to vote, but not to marry or drive without our permission. Then you'll probably have to report to the court periodically (here it's once a year) concerning how you're managing the person's money etc. Also, a guardianship can be discontinued, but you have to go back to court for that too I believe.> > Sue C.> > > has anyone heard ,that you have to sign papers to become your own (autistic 's sons guardian before he turns 18 ) with everything else he has been through with him now we have to legally (be his legal guardian ) if yiu heard of this let me know ! !>

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Okay, we're about to embark on this journey -- wondering if this will keep him

on medical insurance indefinitely? I know it's different from disability. We are

struggling to keep Matt on our insurance right now! He's turning 20 in June, and

has been unable to get/keep work, and to go to school. He is currently a PT

student, and we hope to have back to FT again soon....But there's no guarantee.

He is not sure about our doing this, but we're explaining it is for his best.

AND he's getting a check in his name soon, from a car wreck. But it was OUR car,

and we had to replace it! So it's not his money, but he doesn't " get it. " He

thinks because it has his name on it, it's HIS money. Not looking forward to

that check coming. I have told him we need to put it in savings for his care,

but he thinks he should take it and go to EUROPE! Yes, he has a passport -- got

it while in college. :/ A bit worried here!

JoAnn in CO

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> We're in the middle of this right now. Yes, you have to sign legal papers to

become a person's guardian, but it's not necessary until he turns 18.