Transcription of Conservatorship Handbook 2017 - thearctn.org
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Conservatorship and ALTERNATIVES TO Conservatorship A guide for individuals with disabilities and their families 2 3 Table of Contents Purpose .. 4 Introduction .. 5 Overview of Guardianship and Conservatorship .. 7 Minor Children Guardianship .. 7 Adults Conservatorship .. 7 Alternatives to Conservatorship .. 9 Representative Payee .. 10 Joint Property Ownership .. 10 Joint Bank Account .. 11 Special Needs Trust .. 11 Living Will/Healthcare Directive .. 12 Durable Power of Attorney .. 12 Tennessee Healthcare Decisions Act .. 13 Informed Consent .. 13 Reasonable Person Standard .. 13 Health Care Surrogate .. 14 Supported Decision Making .. 16 Conservatorship .. 17 Reasons for Conservatorship .. 17 Rights of the Individual .. 17 Types of Conservatorships .. 19 The Process .. 21 Protecting Yourself .. 22 Finding an Attorney .. 23 Successor Conservator .. 23 Conservatorship Standards .. 24 Public and Corporate Conservatorship .. 24 Emergency Conservator.
4 Purpose The Arc Tennessee empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD*) and their families to acti vely participate in the community throughout their lifetime.
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