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How to protect my 18 year old with Asperger’s child.
Asked on Mar 11th, 2020 on Guardianship and Conservatorship - New Jersey
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I have an 18 year old child with Asperger syndrome that also have social phobia and is very ill with multiple diseases that affect his brain. He is unable, at this time, to make decisions on his own. He feels like a fourteen year old, or younger, in that regards. How can we, parents, protect him medically and legally, and make decisions for him specially now with the Coronavirus making people like him very sick or worse? What can we do to be able to take those responsibilities for him until he is able take them by himself?
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You should probably file to become your son's guardian. This will protect him because the Court will make a finding that he is legally incapacitated, and that he cannot make decisions for himself. If he is still in high school, we can use his IEP and the school psychologist report to obtain guardianship. You can make the guardianship limited, and he can also petition the court to undo the guardianship at a later time if he is able.
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Answered on Mar 26th, 2020 at 12:19 PM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship