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You may technically be able to file for guardianship or conservatorship in your state, but it really needs to be done by an attorney who is familiar with the process. This is a specialized area of law and the rules are different in each state. If affordability is an issue, contact your state bar association (or visit their web site) and ask for pro bono (free) legal representation for you and your parent. Also try this website: StateBarAssociations.org - it lists pro bono legal assistance organizations for each state. If you can't get an attorney to help for free, check out the fact sheets on your state bar or county bar's website, and look for free workshops or clinics they provide on filing for guardianship or conservatorship yourself.
Carolyn Rosenblatt, a Power of Attorney and guardianship expert has written an answer to this question that many of the other caregivers have asked on our website. You are not alone here caring your elderly parent with Alzheimer's. The following link will give you an experts answer to your question.
You ask if you can file for guardianship without an attorney. It is possible to represent yourself in court, but I don't recommend it. The laws of guardianship can be quite complex. It can be costly and embarrassing to try to handle a legal matter with which you have no experience or skill all by yourself. It is far better to get legal advice. One can't replace legal education and experience when it comes to protecting the rights of a vulnerable elder. If you haven't retained an attorney because you believe you can't afford one, seek low cost legal services through your local bar association, through Legal Aid, or through community-based legal services for elders. Search the resources available in your area. If you don't know where to begin, try your Area Agency on Aging and ask for legal resources for low income persons. Please do all you can to get an attorney to advise you.
want to get legal guardianship for my mother who has alzheimers and was reciding in Tx with my younger sister for the past 3 and a half years. Dont know if she has any legal papers. But I didnt like the living conditions when I went to visit my mother at my sisters.
I recently retained and attorney to filed for guardianship of my mother because she is not physically able to provide POA. The guardianship was granted in Oct. However, the attorney has missed two (2) deadlines for filling the initial guardianship reports, the last of which was do today. (15 day order to file) I have provided everything requested of me to the attorney and opened the guardianship account and maintained accurate records of all papers provided to attorney. My question is do I have to keep this attorney? and how do I go about changing? Do I need an attorney for the yearly fillings?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Carolyn Rosenblatt, a Power of Attorney and guardianship expert has written an answer to this question that many of the other caregivers have asked on our website. You are not alone here caring your elderly parent with Alzheimer's. The following link will give you an experts answer to your question.
Dad has Alzheimer's. Is it too late for him to name a power of attorney?
https://www.agingcare.com/Answers/Alzheimers-power-of-attorney-139458.htm
Also, the following article might help you regarding guardianship not necessarily POA.
How to Get Guardianship of an Elderly Parent
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/how-to-get-guardianship-of-elderly-parents-140693.htm
Best of Luck,
Karie H.
AgingCare.com Team