Power of Attorney (POA) for Parents
Parents: you can now give someone power of attorney to take care of your children for up to two years. Learn more. #3105EN
Protecting elders and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect
Read about the different types of abuse that frail elders and vulnerable adults are protected from under the law. #9920EN
Durable Power of Attorney Documents
A power of attorney document lets you choose a trusted friend or relative to help you with your finances and/or health care decisions. #9608EN
Alternatives to Guardianship: Supported Decision Making Agreements (SDM)
Learn more about this alternative to guardianship that helps people with disabilities without limiting their rights. #3306EN
Durable Power of Attorney Documents
A power of attorney document lets you choose a trusted friend or relative to help you with your finances and/or health care decisions. #9608EN
Power of Attorney (POA) for Parents
Parents: you can now give someone power of attorney to take care of your children for up to two years. Learn more. #3105EN
Durable Power of Attorney Documents
A power of attorney document lets you choose a trusted friend or relative to help you with your finances and/or health care decisions. #9608EN
Alternatives to Guardianship: Supported Decision Making Agreements (SDM)
Learn more about this alternative to guardianship that helps people with disabilities without limiting their rights. #3306EN
How to Change, Remove, or Report a Representative Payee
The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays benefits to certain eligible people, called beneficiaries. If a beneficiary cannot manage or direct the management of their SSA benefits, SSA appoints a representative payee (rep payee) to receive and manage the SSA benefits. A rep payee can be a person or an organization. This is for adult beneficiaries and explains how a beneficiary can ask SSA to change or remove a rep payee and how a beneficiary can report a rep payee for misuse of funds.
Quick Facts: Alternatives to Guardianship
Read about the options short of guardianship for helping an adult who faces real risk of harm due to their incapacity. #3305EN
Video - Conversation about Supported Decision Making
What is Supported Decision Making and how is it different from guardianship? Ivanova Smith interviews an attorney from Disability Rights Washington to find out how Supported Decision Making works.