I am a 26 year old woman. I was born with no limbs. My parents won a case to so I would have money to take care of me the rest of my life. It was put into guardianship because I was a child. I am now an adult and want free access to my money without needing my parents permission like I''m a child.
Yes you can !! When a guardianship was put into place, you were a minor, and now you have reached the age of majority. you will have to prove to the court that you are not "incapacitated" as that term is used in the law (and it seems from the question you have posted that would be very easy to prove). Although you want "free access" to your money, you should be careful and make sure that you hold the money in a way that would allow you to get governmental benefits that you would be entitled to. You can structure the funds to allow access to a portion, and protect a portion in case you get to the point of needing Medicaid. What county do you live in ? Do you have copies of the original guardianship papers? when your parents won the case, did they put the money into a trust? Feel free to e-mail me directly or contact my office. Good luck !
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