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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 400703" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Services after 18 - depends on where you live, what difficult child will need, and what he will accept. My difficult child could have had case management, therapy, housing assistance etc., but he alienated the local MH agency pretty fast so that all went by the wayside. He had absolutely no interest in seeking out services, insisted he didn't need them. We decided against guardianship at 18 for him - many reasons, but bottom line is that <u><strong>no</strong></u> form of guardianship would have allowed us to force him into treatment and/or safe living conditions, nor could we have forced the issue of continuing school until he graduated. We could have sought financial guardianship of him... but I need thank you calling me daily for his cigarette allowance like I need a hole in my head, LOL. Since he messed up with- the local MH agency, he now has a representative payee for his SSI through a for-profit agency. </p><p></p><p>With our oldest, we sought guardianship of him when he hit 18. It was a simple process - went to local courthouse, filled out a request for a hearing, took a form to his doctor to fill out to verify that he has a disability and that he is unable to communicate his decisions and is unable to manage his financial affairs. Showed up in court, waited for hours, wheeled Boo up to the judge with- form from dr., and we were given "plenary" guardianship of his "estate and person", meaning we are his guardian now that he is an adult just like we were when he was a minor. </p><p></p><p>It was simple with Boo, but his disability is profound and obvious, and he didn't fight us. I think we probably would have been able to get guardianship of thank you based on his very long and well-documented history of mental illness, but in real world terms, it would not have allowed us to do much to protect him from his choices. It would have allowed us to communicate with hospital staff, doctors, etc., would have allowed us to manage his finances, but that would have been about it. It was one of the harder choices we've had to make, not seeking guardianship of him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 400703, member: 8"] Services after 18 - depends on where you live, what difficult child will need, and what he will accept. My difficult child could have had case management, therapy, housing assistance etc., but he alienated the local MH agency pretty fast so that all went by the wayside. He had absolutely no interest in seeking out services, insisted he didn't need them. We decided against guardianship at 18 for him - many reasons, but bottom line is that [U][B]no[/B][/U] form of guardianship would have allowed us to force him into treatment and/or safe living conditions, nor could we have forced the issue of continuing school until he graduated. We could have sought financial guardianship of him... but I need thank you calling me daily for his cigarette allowance like I need a hole in my head, LOL. Since he messed up with- the local MH agency, he now has a representative payee for his SSI through a for-profit agency. With our oldest, we sought guardianship of him when he hit 18. It was a simple process - went to local courthouse, filled out a request for a hearing, took a form to his doctor to fill out to verify that he has a disability and that he is unable to communicate his decisions and is unable to manage his financial affairs. Showed up in court, waited for hours, wheeled Boo up to the judge with- form from dr., and we were given "plenary" guardianship of his "estate and person", meaning we are his guardian now that he is an adult just like we were when he was a minor. It was simple with Boo, but his disability is profound and obvious, and he didn't fight us. I think we probably would have been able to get guardianship of thank you based on his very long and well-documented history of mental illness, but in real world terms, it would not have allowed us to do much to protect him from his choices. It would have allowed us to communicate with hospital staff, doctors, etc., would have allowed us to manage his finances, but that would have been about it. It was one of the harder choices we've had to make, not seeking guardianship of him. [/QUOTE]
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