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Return to the Legal Section- Step One

 

How much protection does my loved one need?

Answer Yes or No to the following questions.

Can your family member:

1. Make decisions about what to eat or drink, clothes to wear? Yes No
2. Understand the consequences of an action? Yes No
3. Make the correct choice about things like: when it's safe to cross a street, using keys and locks in a home, what to do in case of fire? Yes No
4. Communicate with others in a way they can understand? Yes No
5. Respond correctly in a medical emergency? Yes No
6. Understand money and make purchases correctly? Yes No
7. Understand and choose where and with whom to live? Yes No
8. Understand and request appropriate social services? Yes No

9. Read and understand contracts and other legal papers?

Yes No

10. Understand, decide and carry out a medical plan of treatment?

Yes No

11. Give informed consent to a medical or surgical procedure?

Yes No

12. Be aware that someone is trying to cheat or steal form him/her?

Yes No

13. Drive a car?

Yes No
14. Vote in an election? Yes No
15. Advocate on his/her own behalf? Yes No
 

 

 

What do I still need to do?

Answer Yes or No to the following questions.

Have you done the following:

1. Written down the details of your family member's daily life? Yes No
2. Made a list of future caregivers and guardians or guardian advocates? Yes No

3. Discussed choices for caregiver, standby guardian or guardian advocate and obtained consent from:

a. the person with the disability

b. the potential caregiver, guardian or guardian advocate

c. others who need to know (e.g. family members, attorney, etc.)?


Yes No

Yes No

Yes No
4. Had a current guardian/guardian advocate legally appointed? Yes No
5. Designated a standby (successor) guardian in your will? Yes No

6. Made a will that includes special provision(s)?

 Yes No

7. Established a "special needs" trust, with appropriate trustees?

 Yes No

8. Investigated community retirement options?

 Yes No

9. Made a detailed retirement plan?

Yes No

10. Decided whether to use extraordinary means to prolong life, when death is inevitable?

Yes No

11. Made detailed funeral and burial arrangements?

Yes No