If you have a child with special needs, you are probably accustomed to taking them to medical appointments and making decisions about their care. But, after they reach age 18, you will no longer automatically have the legal authority to make those decisions under...
Helping your disabled child prepare to manage their finances
As the parent of a disabled child, one of your biggest concerns when your child reaches the age of majority may be their ability to handle finances. Once your child becomes an adult, they are legally able to manage their own money and make financial decisions for...
Preparing for the age of majority with a teen with special needs
The age of majority is 18 years old in Pennsylvania. This is the point when teenagers are supposed to become adults and make their own personal decisions. However, this is not as straightforward for teens with special needs. The state has to decide how to transfer a...
The influence of age of majority over special needs guardianship
The age of majority changes the structure of the guardianship of an adult over a child. A parent or older adult no longer assumes responsibility for the minor. In cases of special needs adults, they must continue to have guardians who make decisions in their best...
Decisions about guardianship for your legal-age disabled child
If you’re the parent of a disabled child in Pennsylvania, you have no doubt advocated for them their entire life. However, once your child reaches adulthood, your advocacy may begin to change based on their ability to make certain decisions and their legal rights as...
What happens when disabled children reach adulthood?
When you're the parent of a disabled child in Pennsylvania, you may have to care for him or her for the rest of his or her life. Parents have full legal rights over their children before they reach adulthood. But when your child turns 18, how can you continue to care...
Understanding guardianship
Guardianship is an important legal tool that can protect vulnerable people and their property. It's also widely misunderstood. In this blog post, we will try to cover some of the basics of guardianship law in Pennsylvania. What is guardianship? Put simply,...
Parents may need guardianships for disabled adult children
Many parents in the Pittsburgh area care for their children who have special needs. While these children are minors, that is, under the age of 18 or 21 depending on the circumstances, parents automatically have the authority to make medical decisions and other...
What is the role of a guardian?
For most individuals, advancing from childhood into adulthood is a process that bears witness to the transfer of rights and responsibilities from the adolescent’s parents or guardians to them. Once a child attains the age of 18, they are generally permitted to...
What can I do to help an incapacitated adult?
Many residents of Pittsburgh may find themselves in the situation where they have to provide care and other support to an adult relative who, for whatever reason, cannot care for him or herself. In some cases, a Pennsylvanian may simply be in the best position to care...
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