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House passes HB101 to ease guardianship process for parents of adults with disabilities
Summary
The House approved second substitute HB101, which reduces barriers for parents seeking guardianship of adult children with special needs by lowering fees, allowing limited pro se representation in narrow cases, and including a two-year sunset and judicial safeguards. Vote: 64–9.
Representative Fred Cox reintroduced second substitute HB101, saying the measure seeks to reduce barriers for parents who have cared for their children since birth and now face procedural and cost hurdles to secure guardianship for adult children with severe disabilities.
Supporters described families who had been acting informally as caregivers and suddenly found providers demanding formal guardianship. Cox said the bill preserves key protections: it keeps a reduced filing fee for certain parents, allows courts to waive appointed counsel…
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