Are parents obligated to support adult disabled children?

[Anonymous]

I am just honestly curious. Legally, once a child is 18, do the parents have any legal obligation towards a child who can't support himself? Can they just kick the kid out of their house and then...what?

[Anonymous]

I don't think someone is legally obligated to support anyone once 18, including elderly parents.

[Anonymous]

Just make sure your child is set up through social services. For financial support and supervision.

My sister has an intellectual disability. She seems fine when you meet her, but after a conversation, it’s obvious that she’s operating at the very young teen level. She can cook, clean, etc., but will never live independently because she would forget to pay bills or handle repairs. She works via agency placement and gets some SS income. She could do this in a supported housing situation with a roommate and someone to oversee the bills.
My cousin’s DD also has ID. She has already been exploited by a “boyfriend” into hotel call girl and cam girl work. She needs constant supervision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure your child is set up through social services. For financial support and supervision.

My sister has an intellectual disability. She seems fine when you meet her, but after a conversation, it’s obvious that she’s operating at the very young teen level. She can cook, clean, etc., but will never live independently because she would forget to pay bills or handle repairs. She works via agency placement and gets some SS income. She could do this in a supported housing situation with a roommate and someone to oversee the bills.
My cousin’s DD also has ID. She has already been exploited by a “boyfriend” into hotel call girl and cam girl work. She needs constant supervision.

So even if a family is wealthy, once their child is 18, the child can qualify for social security, medicaid, a place to live, etc and the family isn't expected or legally required to contribute anything?

[Anonymous]

What happens to kids with autism or emotional problems who can't live without adult supervision?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens to kids with autism or emotional problems who can't live without adult supervision?

They live in government supported housing, of variable quality. Listen to After Effect: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/aftereffect

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happens to kids with autism or emotional problems who can't live without adult supervision?

They live in government supported housing, of variable quality. Listen to After Effect: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/aftereffect

This. Or end up on the street. Much of the homeless population has a mental disorder of some type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure your child is set up through social services. For financial support and supervision.

My sister has an intellectual disability. She seems fine when you meet her, but after a conversation, it’s obvious that she’s operating at the very young teen level. She can cook, clean, etc., but will never live independently because she would forget to pay bills or handle repairs. She works via agency placement and gets some SS income. She could do this in a supported housing situation with a roommate and someone to oversee the bills.
My cousin’s DD also has ID. She has already been exploited by a “boyfriend” into hotel call girl and cam girl work. She needs constant supervision.

So even if a family is wealthy, once their child is 18, the child can qualify for social security, medicaid, a place to live, etc and the family isn't expected or legally required to contribute anything?

OP again? Is that what you're gunning for? Yeah we are all just getting a free ride on the government's teat with our disabled children. You clearly have no idea about special needs issues. You aren't magically gifted with a place to live at age 18. You don't get rich off SSDI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure your child is set up through social services. For financial support and supervision.

My sister has an intellectual disability. She seems fine when you meet her, but after a conversation, it’s obvious that she’s operating at the very young teen level. She can cook, clean, etc., but will never live independently because she would forget to pay bills or handle repairs. She works via agency placement and gets some SS income. She could do this in a supported housing situation with a roommate and someone to oversee the bills.
My cousin’s DD also has ID. She has already been exploited by a “boyfriend” into hotel call girl and cam girl work. She needs constant supervision.

So even if a family is wealthy, once their child is 18, the child can qualify for social security, medicaid, a place to live, etc and the family isn't expected or legally required to contribute anything?

OP again? Is that what you're gunning for? Yeah we are all just getting a free ride on the government's teat with our disabled children. You clearly have no idea about special needs issues. You aren't magically gifted with a place to live at age 18. You don't get rich off SSDI.

Not OP but what does happen? A child is 18, can't live on his own, then what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure your child is set up through social services. For financial support and supervision.

My sister has an intellectual disability. She seems fine when you meet her, but after a conversation, it’s obvious that she’s operating at the very young teen level. She can cook, clean, etc., but will never live independently because she would forget to pay bills or handle repairs. She works via agency placement and gets some SS income. She could do this in a supported housing situation with a roommate and someone to oversee the bills.
My cousin’s DD also has ID. She has already been exploited by a “boyfriend” into hotel call girl and cam girl work. She needs constant supervision.

So even if a family is wealthy, once their child is 18, the child can qualify for social security, medicaid, a place to live, etc and the family isn't expected or legally required to contribute anything?

OP again? Is that what you're gunning for? Yeah we are all just getting a free ride on the government's teat with our disabled children. You clearly have no idea about special needs issues. You aren't magically gifted with a place to live at age 18. You don't get rich off SSDI.

Maybe OP has a disabled dc who is violent or who she can't physically control.

[Anonymous]

Then the new-adult does the best to navigate The System, with family assistance as possible.

[Anonymous]

At 18, the child is legally an adult, and their own 'family of one' legally (I believe that is what it's called). So if they qualify based on their own income (or lack thereof) then they qualify-regardless of their parents income, because they are their own family.

They are entitled to it if they qualify, regardless of the parents income.

[Anonymous]

A place to live will not be her own 1 bedroom apartment. That’s not how it works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A place to live will not be her own 1 bedroom apartment. That’s not how it works.

What will it be?

[Anonymous]

Presumably a group home but I have always heard those have long waitlists, so I don't know where the 18 year old would go in the meantime, a homeless shelter?