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Bill that would give guardianship rights to parents of disabled remains stalled

January 26, 2016 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The Massachusetts Legislature has rightly drawn criticism for getting little accomplished in the past year, and the following is yet another example of that apparent failure to go ahead and just do the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship

Andy and Stan McDonald gain a small victory in a system that has been pitted against them

November 3, 2015 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) In a Middlesex County Probate Court hearing last Monday (October 26), Andy McDonald, an intellectually disabled man, finally got the opportunity to tell a judge his long-sought wish -- that he be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse and neglect, community-based-care, developmental-disabilities, guardianship

Family and guardian rights bill gathering momentum

June 30, 2015 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) After years of being stalled in the state Legislature, a bill that would boost the guardianship rights of family members of the developmentally disabled appears to have a chance of passage. The bill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship

Guardian rights bill would help families caught in the DDS-probate system

March 23, 2015 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) As we have chronicled a number of times, family members can get shut out of the process when their loved ones with developmental disabilities enter the state's system of residential care. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship

Two lawmakers support an independent evaluation of Andy McDonald

March 12, 2015 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than a year ago, we asked for an independent clinical evaluation of a now 47-year-old intellectually disabled man, who has not been permitted to visit his parents in their Sherborn home for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship, self-determination

‘Real Lives’ bill is now law, but it raises many questions

August 7, 2014 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The 'Real Lives' bill is now law, and it is somewhat better than the vehicle it was in danger of becoming for the financial benefit of corporate providers to the Department of Developmental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship, person-centered planning, self-determination

Parents prohibited from even discussing a visit home with their son

June 30, 2014 By dave-from-hvad

[Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog] When Stanley and Ellen McDonald tried to share and discuss a COFAR Blog post with their son, Andy, during a visit to his group home on June 22, the residential manager told them to stop, or their visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, guardianship

A birthday celebration for a man who can’t return home

June 12, 2014 By dave-from-hvad

[Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog] [Note: This is one of a number of cases we have reviewed in which the state, courts, and providers have acted to reduce and even eliminate contact by  family members with their loved ones with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: guardianship, intellectual-disabilities

Pelletier case reversal shows gov’s power to affect guardianship cases

June 11, 2014 By dave-from-hvad

[Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog] The Patrick administration has dramatically reversed itself in the Justina Pelletier case, and asked a judge to reunite her with her family, The Globe reported this week. I think this reversal shows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Andy McDonald, guardianship, intellectual-disabilities, Sara Duzan

Are we a police state yet?

March 27, 2014 By dave-from-hvad

A judge's decision this week to award permanent custody of Justina Pelletier to the state scares me. This is the teenager who spent nearly a year in a locked ward in Boston Children's Hospital after doctors there disagreed with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Children's Hospital, guardianship, Justina Pelletier

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