You may purchase our 50-page booklet entitled “Planning A More Secure Future, 4th Edition.” by Thomas F. Kendziorski, Esq. Three articles from that booklet are;

Guardianship

Article discussing Guardianship issues. Once a child reaches the age of majority the parents’ status as guardian terminates automatically by law. This is true for any child including those with mental retardation or other developmental disability. Only through appointment as guardian by a probate court, where a judge declares someone legally incompetent, can this formal legal relationship continue.
Guardianship Issues

Wills, Trusts and Estates

This covers inheritance considerations for individuals on SSI.
Wills, Trusts and Estates

Ability to Pay

The privatization of our local mental health system a couple of years ago caused an increasingly stricter enforcement of the Michigan Mental Health Code. Namely, the “ability-to-pay” rules of Chapter 8 of that Code, especially against families with minor children using respite care, in-home staffing, supports coordination, or other mental health related services.
Ability to Pay