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)