by Laurie Ohall | Jul 11, 2019 | Special Needs
Most parents who have adult children with special needs will need to go through a court process to become their child’s legal guardian once he or she turns 18. Doing so will allow the parent to continue to manage financial affairs and make medical decisions for their...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 25, 2013 | Estate Planning, Special Needs
Quite often, I receive phone calls from parents of a special needs child concerned about how to plan for that child should something happen to them. For every phone call I receive, I know there at least ten other families out there who have not thought about planning...
by Laurie Ohall | Oct 15, 2012 | Special Needs
Special needs children come in many forms, including children with mental illness. Recently, I met a woman with an 8 year old child who was diagnosed bi-polar and ADHD. She told me how her daughter had to be Baker Acted (click here to learn more) because the child...
by Laurie Ohall | Oct 13, 2012 | Special Needs
When you have a special needs child, not only do you worry about how they will be cared for from a health perspective (what doctors they need, health insurance, filing for disability benefits, etc.), but you also worry about how to provide for them after you are...
by Laurie Ohall | Oct 9, 2012 | Special Needs
National Special Needs Month and Guardian Advocacy October is National Special Needs Month and I wanted to focus this month on issues related to children with special needs. One of the biggest issues that I deal with on a regular basis as a special needs attorney is...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 19, 2012 | Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Directives, Living Will, Special Needs
I have been receiving an alarmingly high volume of phone calls over the last few months from individuals who have children with special needs that are about to turn 18 and they are panicked because they have been told they will lose the ability to make legal, health...
