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A Caregiver’s Guide to Planning for a Loved One with Special Needs
When you are the caregiver of a loved one with special needs, there are a number of legal documents that you should have in place to help you along the way. Individuals with developmental disabilities will need a varying degree of assistance and advocates...
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What Are You Thankful For?
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we wanted to take a moment to share what we are thankful for.  Lindsay: I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work in a business I truly love. I get to spend my days talking to families about what is truly...
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Supported Decision Making - A Potential Alternative To Guardianship
During the 2022 Spring legislative session the Maryland legislature passed a new Supported Decision Making Law that went into effect on October 1, 2022. In this article we’ll discuss the basics of Supported Decision Making under Maryland law, and why...
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Planning for Incapacity
Incapacity is the physical or mental inability to do something or manage one’s affairs. Although we often think of incapacity only for older adults, anyone can become incapacitated. For example, an individual who is in a car accident and ends up in the...
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Movember: Changing the Face of Men’s Health
“Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache, and women step up to support them, all to raise awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer, testicular...