Guardianship

Providing Quality Case Management, Consulting, Guardianship, and Support Broker Services
to New Mexico.

Care Network is a provider for New Mexico Guardianship Services, Mi Via Consulting, and Brain Injury Services Fund Service Coordination under contracts with the State of New Mexico. We also offer Private Guardianship services and service as Fiduciaries for Veterans Affairs clients.

The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department provides an array of prevention, intervention, rehabilitative and after-care services to New Mexico children and their families. These include Protective Services, Early Childhood Services, Juvenile Justice Services, and Behavioral Health Services.

Pegasus Legal Services for Children is a nonprofit agency that provides free or sliding scale civil legal services to children, youth, and their caregivers, including direct representation, community legal education, and systemic advocacy.

Choices ILC assists people with legal rights, personal attendants, accessible housing, money management, education/employment, resource assistance on disability law, equipment and devices, and problem solving.

Founded in 1955, The Arc of New Mexico has been in the front lines of battles, large and small, for the rights and dignity of persons with developmental disabilities in New Mexico. The Arc works directly with individuals and their families to insure their quality of life and their ability to choose their own way. The Arc of NM also works with the New Mexico Legislature, State Agencies, community leaders, providers, families and other advocates to fight against discrimination, fear, segregation and abuse and for freedom, choice, respect and dignity.

Disability Rights New Mexico - DRNM - is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, promote and expand the rights of persons with disabilities. We are the designated protection and advocacy program for New Mexico, and as such we have authority under federal law to pursue legal, administrative, and other remedies on behalf of persons with disabilities.

Disability Rights New Mexico's main office is in the Albuquerque James Jackson Center for Disability Rights building. The Las Cruces location and associated contact information can be found at: https://www.drnm.org/index.php?page=contact-us.

The Developmental Disabilities Planning Council’s (DDPC) Office of Guardianship (OOG) is a statewide publicly funded program for New Mexican adults who need a Guardian, are income-eligible, and are alleged to be incapacitated.

OOG Services Include:

Educating the public about least restrictive alternatives and guardianship;
One-time legal services to request the State District Court to appoint a Family or Professional Guardian for income-eligible adults;
Providing Professional Guardians to Protected Persons who do not have family or natural supports who are able to become the Guardian;
Providing Mental Health Treatment Guardians;
Recruiting and contracting with Professional Guardians, Attorneys, and Court Visitors; and
Responding to and investigating complaints against Professional Guardians contracted with DDPC.

The members of the New Mexico Guardianship Association are dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethics and practice in accordance with Courts of this State in order to serve and protect the best Interests of those to whom they provide service. The members will promote communication and sharing of resources and experienced members will mentor new members. The members will promote awareness of the association and respect for the Guardianship/Conservatorship profession. The members will advocate for and contribute to the development of effective regulation and legislation for the benefit of those receiving services.

NGA believes that those appointed to the care of guardians, conservators, and fiduciaries deserve quality services and that every person should be provided respect, due process, rights, and dignity in guardianship. NGA represents more than 1000 guardians, conservators, and fiduciaries from across the United States who share this vision. They are professionals, volunteers, and family guardians. NGA seeks to protect adults under guardianship by ensuring that their guardians receive quality education and access to resources. The association is recognized as the leading national resource for professional development.

Guardians and conservators are individuals (often family members), companies or organizations appointed by a Judge to make decisions for another adult that is incapacitated and unable to manage their finances, property, health care or living arrangements. An adult that is incapacitated is called a protected person. A guardian may help manage the protected person’s healthcare needs, medical appointments and housing. A conservator may help manage the protected person’s finances, investments and properties. The exact duties of a guardian and conservator are particular to the needs of the protected person. These duties are outlined in the Judge’s order that is issued when a guardianship or conservatorship is granted.

A national alliance of attorneys providing special needs planning for individuals with disabilities and their families. Provides a tool to locate alliance members by state.

Services Include:

• Maximizing and preserving benefits
• Protecting assets
• Assuring lifelong care