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• Health Care Transition Workbook: Youth & Parents of Youth Ages 12-14
  PDF
  DOC
  
  
• Health Care Transition Workbook: Young Adults & Parents of Young Adults Ages 15-17
  PDF
  DOC
  
  
• Health Care Transition Workbook: Adults Ages 18 and Up
  PDF
  DOC
  
  
• Legal Rights
  "Legal Guide for New Adults" This pamphlet, which was developed by the Florida Bar, is designed to help youth to understand the legal rights and responsibilities they assume when they turn 18 and become an adult, from a legal perspective.
  Legal Guide for New Adults
  PDF
  
  This document is also available in Spanish (Guía Legal Para Los Adultos Guía Legal Para Los Adultos Nuevo)
  PDF
  
  
• Guardianship
  Information for professionals and families about guardianship, including potential sources of legal services.
  PDF (Florida Guardianship* A Resource for Families)
  PDF (How to Become a Guardian in Florida)
  
  More information, including potential sources of legal services, can be found on the following web sites:
  
  Guardianship and People with Mental Retardation
  Florida's Statewide Public Guardianship Office
  (A list of currently registered professional guardians is available, by county, on this site)
  
  Florida State Guardianship Association
  The purpose of this nonprofit corporation is to improve guardianship services in Florida.
  
  
• Health Care Surrogate Designation
  Information for professionals and families about health care surrogate designation is available from the following web site:
  
  http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/
  
  Forms and instructions regarding health care surrogate designation are provided in the following to documents:
  
  • Florida Designation of health care surrogate
    PDF
    DOC
  • Florida Designation of Health Care Surrogate Instructions
    PDF
  
  Forms and instructions is also available on the Agency for Health Care Administration web site:
  http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/