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Originally Posted by Bozdickens
When you are over 18 but not your own guardian do you not have a say in your care? Like can you be sent to the hospital involuntarily if your guardian says you need to go? Also do you not have control over your finances?
I know people who only get $10 a week. And also this one Women’s family said she couldn’t get a mammogram done when she wanted one. Btw the women’s insurance would of paid for it. I’m guessing these people are not their own guardian?
Can you be taken advantage of if a family member is your guardian?
I’ve been my own guardian since I was 18. So I have no idea how it works.
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short version it depends on why the courts awarded a person a guardian in their adult years.people dont just become guardians for another adult. a court makes a decision based on whether that adult is able to take care of their self, take care of their own medications, their own finances....including whether that adult is able to make their own health care decisions.
if the court has decided an adult needs a guardian the court tells the appointed guardian what their job is as guardian care taker for that person that cant take care of their own mental and physical health decisions.
the guardian keeps records for the court on things like where that persons money goes to, what meds that person is on, medical records and so on. this way if the court audits the guardian to make sure that guardian is doing their job, everything is documented.
after someone has been given a guardian they dont get to make their decisions about what ever reasons the court decided they needed the guardian... example if its been proven to the court that the person can not manage their own money then the appointed guardian makes all money decisions, if the court decides the person needs a guardian because they have proven they cant take care of their own mental and physical health problems and decisions, medications and so on then the guardian does that....
its all about why the guardian has been appointed in the first place, your friend will need to talk to their guardian to find out why they have a guardian that has been appointed to manage the money and doctor appointments. if they dont agree then they can contact a lawyer who will help them to go to court and have it fixed so that they dont have a guardian any more, they need to prove to the court that they are able to take care of their self, their money and doctor appointments on their own.