[blindlaw] question

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

The fact that you were 17 at the time was the key factor that started the 
process. In most states competency issues need to be reviewed by a court 
periodically. There are attorneys that specialize in these issues that work 
in the areas of competency and mental health law. I am in California but I 
may be able to find you some resources to try pursuing. You would need to 
demonstrate that you are now capable of handling your affairs and most 
likely need to have a new psychiatric evaluation. Feel free to contact me 
off list as needed.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 p Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] question


>I don't know how Florida did it, but they declared me incompetent
> because I got involved with some old guy from a rehab center in
> Daytona Beach.  I was seventeen and my parents said I was "obsessed"
> with various things including a young man in high school.  Well, my
> parents prevented me from having real hobbies and fascinations.
> Because of this, I can't marry, can't live anywhere I want legally, and so 
> on.
> Beth
>
> On 7/31/10, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I doubt that it would hold up in any state. Incompetence refers generally 
>> to
>> a person who is mentally ill or severely disabled enough where they are 
>> not
>> comprehending or able to take care of their lives. In many states a 
>> person
>> would have to be placed on conservatorship and there are specific
>> requirements today regarding conservatorships such as the due process 
>> that
>> is required for a potential conservatee to go through such as the
>> appointment of an attornehy and a hearing. At least that is how it is 
>> here
>> in California and it was pretty much the same when I lived in Michigan.
>> chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
>> 1237 P Street
>> Fresno ca 93721
>> 559-266-9237
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 5:49 AM
>> Subject: [blindlaw] question
>>
>>
>>>I have a question. Can a person be declared incompetent just because they
>>>are blind?
>>> RJ
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