Decision-Making & Guardianship

Guardian Advocacy and Other Options

• Turning 18: Preparing for the Future with Your Developmentally Disabled Child (from  GAPS Legal PLLC and The Florida Bar Foundation)
• Getting Ready for When Your Teen Reaches the Age of Majority: A Parent’s Guide  (2016, Center for Parent Information and Resources)
• Brief on Guardianship and Other Decision-Making Support (Got Transition)
• Legal Ways to Assign Your Civil Rights (Coulter, APD)
• Legal Guide for New Adults  (Florida Bar web site) or in PDF

Health Care Directives

• Health Care Advance Directives (FloridaHealthFinder.gov)
• Five Wishes (Aging With Dignity)
• Florida Powers of Attorney (Florida Bar)

Confidentiality and Disclosure

• Protecting Confidential Health Services for Adolescents & Young Adults: Strategies and Considerations for Health Plans (NIHCM Foundation, May 2011)

Legal Resources

• Florida Legal Services  (legal assistance based on income eligibility)