Guardianship/Estate Planning
Guardianship
Supported Decision Making
Estate Planning
Special Needs Trust
Resources
Information & Support
For Professionals
Sample Guardianship Letter from Medical Home (
12 KB)
From a physician in Utah, this one-page sample letter identifies functional limitations of an adolescent to support the parents
in seeking guardianship as their adolescent becomes an adult.
Sample Guardianship Form Letter from Medical Home (
47 KB)
This adapted, six-page form letter provides questions and checklists for identifying functional limitations of a young adult
to support the parents in seeking guardianship of their adult child.
For Parents and Patients
Guardianship of Adult Children with Disabilities (UPC) ()
A comprehensive guide for parents on the Guardianship of Adult Children with Disabilities - From the Utah Parent Center Transition
University.
Disability Resources
US Department of Labor's Disability Resources web page.
See also Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) homepage: https://www.dol.gov/odep/
National Guardianship Association
The website is an excellent source of information on the rights and responsibilities of the guardian and the person in their
care. The site also has resources and provides educational training and network opportunities for guardians.
Supported Decision-Making/Alternatives to Guardianship for Families of Children with Special Needs
Based on the premise that children Children with special needs should have as much input as they can based on their capacity,
with sample forms. Written by SPAN, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network.
Planning Your Child's Future
A planning guide for parents and guardians with information about special needs trusts and much more by the Pacer Center.
Financial Planning, Exceptional Parent Magazine
An in-depth resource that provides information about trusts, the legal side of financial strategies, divorce, and more.
A Family Handbook on Future Planning (ARC)
Helps families develop a plan that provides personal, financial, and legal protections for their children with cognitive,
intellectual, or
developmental disabilities after the parents either die or can no longer provide care; a publication of The Arc of the United
States and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC)
on Aging with Developmental Disabilities.
American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights
The Commission works to promote the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for people with mental, physical, and
sensory disabilities.
MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning
MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning helps you to take steps to provide lifetime quality care for your child or dependent
with special needs: how to protect eligibility for important government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and Medicaid; and ways in which special needs trust can provide lifetime care while still preserving government benefit eligibility.
Services for Patients & Families in New Mexico (NM)
| Service Categories | # of providers* in: | NM | NW | Other states (4) (show) | | NV | OH | RI | UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Groups | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |||
| Estate & Future Planning | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Guardianship | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Legal Services, General | 9 | 7 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 48 | |||
For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database.
* number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation.