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• Getting Your Paperwork Ready So You Can Get Help with Your Family Law Case

  Be ready for an appointment with someone who's going to help you with your family law case. That someone might be: an attorney; a family law facilitator; an advocate at your local Domestic Violence shelter; or a CLEAR advocate who is going over forms with you by phone. #3130EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project - CLEAR Intake Line

• Guardianship Info from the Washington State Courts

  Information about what a guardian is and the process for getting one appointed. Content Detail

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  Administrative Office of the Courts

• Issues with Guardianship

  How to prevent or avoid problems with guardianship. How to make changes to or end a guardianship when needed. Read More

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  Disability Rights Washington

• Managing Someone Else’s Money

  A set of four guides for financial caregivers—government fiduciaries, agents under power of attorney, guardians of property and trustees —to help them understand their duties, and how to prevent and respond to financial exploitation. Read More

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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  Spanish / Español

• New Guardianship Fee Rules for Medicaid Clients

  These are the new rules about Medicaid deductions to cover guardianship fees. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

• Protecting Elders and Vulnerable Adults from Abuse and Neglect

  The law protects frail elders and vulnerable adults. Read about the different types of abuse that these individuals are protected from under the law. #9920EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project - CLEAR Intake Line

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  Spanish / Español

• Questions and Answers on Guardianship

  A guardian is a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a person who is incapacitated. This publication provides general information about how and when a guardian should be appointed. #3300EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Why Am I Left In the Waiting Room? Understanding the Four C’s of Elder Law Ethics

  There are several reasons why lawyers need to meet with your family member or friend alone for at least part of the case evaluation process, so please don’t be alarmed or offended. Read More

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  American Bar Association

• Your Child with Disabilities is Turning 18

  If you have a child who is unable to care for them self because of a disability, you may be concerned about what to do when your child turns 18. Parents do not automatically have the authority to make legal decisions for their children who turn 18, when the law considers the person an adult. #3303EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project - CLEAR Intake Line

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  Spanish / Español

Alternatives to Guardianship (2)+

• Alternatives to Guardianships for Adults

  When a person has significant problems managing financial affairs or personal care, guardianship may be considered. Guardianship should be viewed as an option of last resort, however, because it can be costly (involves going to court) and it deprives an adult of very significant personal rights. This publication provides general information about alternatives to guardianship.#3302EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project - CLEAR Intake Line

• Managing Someone Else’s Money

  A set of four guides for financial caregivers—government fiduciaries, agents under power of attorney, guardians of property and trustees —to help them understand their duties, and how to prevent and respond to financial exploitation. Read More

  By:

  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

Planning for Death (1)+

• Why Am I Left In the Waiting Room? Understanding the Four C’s of Elder Law Ethics

  There are several reasons why lawyers need to meet with your family member or friend alone for at least part of the case evaluation process, so please don’t be alarmed or offended. Read More

  By:

  American Bar Association