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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 642791" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I found getting guardianship easy. Maybe because Sonic agreed. I know we didn't pay for a lawyer. I'm not sure if one was appointed to us or Sonic or both...it was four years ago and so non-drama that I barely remember it.</p><p></p><p>We went to court once. Every year we have to file a short form about if anything has changed. That's it. Honestly, we went through it and it was as easy as paying a traffic ticket for us in Wisconsin. The only time it matters is that we have to sign for him, like we did when he was a minor, and we dole out his money, because he would spend it all in one lump sum. His disability and his work pay go into a special guardianship account. He can't get into it. It helps that he agrees that he needs me to dole out his money or he'd spend it all, but it's not hard. I just have to make sure his few bills get paid and that he has enough money when he wants extras, like to buy stuff or do things on weekends.</p><p></p><p>I can't state how easy it has been, but I don't know how it would go if your child fought you on it. Probably the relationship would be tough, but people who actually mature late, or do not get to an adult level because they CAN'T need help. Sonic's disability payments, combined with his work pay allow him to have his own apartment that I pay the rent on (it is not in my name, I don't think) out of his own money, his cable bill and his electric and heat which is maybe $21 a month in his small one bedroom. He also gets the perk of free cab rides all around town as he did not want to get a driver's license.</p><p></p><p>Now I'm rambling. At any rate, this was not that complicated for us and continues to be easy. I'm sure every state is different and perhaps every circumstance is different. Sonic was known to have autism since he was in middle school and that was on his records so the school helped us do everything we did. It is good to get your plan together way before the child graduates.</p><p></p><p>This does not cost us money. It is Sonic's money. He gets Disability and has a daily part-time job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 642791, member: 1550"] I found getting guardianship easy. Maybe because Sonic agreed. I know we didn't pay for a lawyer. I'm not sure if one was appointed to us or Sonic or both...it was four years ago and so non-drama that I barely remember it. We went to court once. Every year we have to file a short form about if anything has changed. That's it. Honestly, we went through it and it was as easy as paying a traffic ticket for us in Wisconsin. The only time it matters is that we have to sign for him, like we did when he was a minor, and we dole out his money, because he would spend it all in one lump sum. His disability and his work pay go into a special guardianship account. He can't get into it. It helps that he agrees that he needs me to dole out his money or he'd spend it all, but it's not hard. I just have to make sure his few bills get paid and that he has enough money when he wants extras, like to buy stuff or do things on weekends. I can't state how easy it has been, but I don't know how it would go if your child fought you on it. Probably the relationship would be tough, but people who actually mature late, or do not get to an adult level because they CAN'T need help. Sonic's disability payments, combined with his work pay allow him to have his own apartment that I pay the rent on (it is not in my name, I don't think) out of his own money, his cable bill and his electric and heat which is maybe $21 a month in his small one bedroom. He also gets the perk of free cab rides all around town as he did not want to get a driver's license. Now I'm rambling. At any rate, this was not that complicated for us and continues to be easy. I'm sure every state is different and perhaps every circumstance is different. Sonic was known to have autism since he was in middle school and that was on his records so the school helped us do everything we did. It is good to get your plan together way before the child graduates. This does not cost us money. It is Sonic's money. He gets Disability and has a daily part-time job. [/QUOTE]
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