This blog post is written by Timothy Heinle and originally appeared on the UNC School of Government blog here. Less Restrictive Alternatives and Incompetency Restoration Proceedings In North Carolina, when an adult is adjudicated incompetent and guardianship is ordered, guardianship … Read more
This blog post originally appeared here and is written by Chris Wilms at Hopler, Wilms, & Hanna, PLLC. Effective January 1, 2024, significant statutory changes are set to impact North Carolina’s adult guardianship laws. These changes to legal guardianship for … Read more
The N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has released new forms related to adult guardianship in response to the Guardianship Reform Law that took effect January 1, 2024. The changes include a new Notice of Rights of Respondents and … Read more
Today’s post first appeared on the Social Security Matters blog on December 14, 2023 and was written by Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania Treasurer December marks the anniversary of the signing of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. Important … Read more
This post was written by Meredith Smith and originally appeared on November 22, 2023 in On the Civil Side A UNC School of Government Blog Significant changes are on the way for individuals, legal practitioners, and public officials involved in … Read more
Today’s blog originally appeared in the October 25, 2023 e-newsletter of the National Center on Law and Elder Rights. October is Guardianship Awareness Month, and NCLER has a number of new resources for advocates to use to learn more … Read more
This post is a re-published article dated October 1, 2023 from the Home and Community-Based Services Clearinghouse Background Nearly one million households in the United States include adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living with and supported by an … Read more
This — Tuesday September 19, 2023 — is an historic day! Earlier today, the North Carolina State Legislature passed the Guardianship Reform Bill, Senate Bill 615. Stay tuned for more on this. Meanwhile, Congratulations and Thank You EVERYONE who helped make this … Read more
Guest Blogger: Jonathan Martinis, Esq., J.D., Rethinking Guardianship Consultant What’s your favorite right? What’s the right that makes you proudest, the one you’d fight for if someone tried to take it away? Is it freedom of speech? Voting? Life, … Read more
Enjoy the final report for Rethinking Guardianship’s “Making Alternatives to Guardianship a Reality in North Carolina” (MAR-NC). Thank you to the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities for funding MAR-NC for the past 3 years, from July 2020 through June … Read more
