kafka123

Do you have any advice on distinguishing conservatorships from trusts and other similar financial arrangements which are more empowering?

I'm on the autism spectrum and my parents are arranging some sort of trust on my behalf, but I don't want it to restrict me, as stories about disabled people having conservatorships forced upon them scare me. I suspect the trust is a hypothetical one for when they die, however, and that's honestly not something I seriously want to think about, but if I find myself in a position where my parents aren't available to consult in person, I don't want to find some lawyer I don't know vouching on my behalf if they go against my own or legitimate best interests.

That's sort of what I suspected, but I'm glad you answered because it confirms I'm not being gaslit.

What about things you pay for retroactively? In the event that something would happen, I'm not too concerned about only being able to spend the money in certain ways unless it's my source of potential income, but I am concerned about, say, if I were to buy something with the money and it was deemed irresponsible and taken away from me.

And what if it was my sole source of income and I disagreed with the people involved on how to spend it?

Is it possible to change the guarantors of a trust for yourself? Or on a conservatorship?

Also, isn't a trust fund different from a trust?

And does it change depending on what country or region you're in, e.g. the US versus the UK, Canada or Europe? (or Australia/New Zealand?) Let alone the rest of the world.

Also, can the direction be reversed somewhat? What if my parents were alive but senile, but the trust was for when they died, or something like that?

• Is there a kind of trust or conservatorship one can get which is more like insurance - e.g. allowing someone full access to a certain amount of money, but with a way to fall back or retrieve the money if the person falls victim to a scam?

No, that's Generation x you're thinking of. And smores have been around for ages, but the internet made everyone American. Or maybe Canadian, I'm not sure. I'm taking this too seriously, aren't I?

Same

A friend of mine who's currently visting has juvenile arthiritis. I know it's a different disability to EDS, but do you have any advice for other people with chronic conditions that affect joints etc?