Lifetime Support - Guardianship & Payeeship

Lifetime Support was created to help families oversee the care and finances of their loved ones. Lifetime Support allows families to plan ahead and arrange to have someone take on these important responsibilities in the event that family members become unable to do so.

Lifetime Support is a private not-for-profit organization currently serving as the legal guardian (in some cases with a family member as co-guardian) of 19 adults with developmental disabilities. Lifetime Support also serves as the representative payee for a total of 33 individuals, receiving those individuals' government benefit payments and ensuring that these funds are properly managed. In addition, Lifetime Support serves as trustee of several special needs trusts created to benefit individuals for whom it also serves as guardian and/or representative payee.

Lifetime Support is a separate organization from The Arc of Union County and operates independent of it. Although Lifetime Support serves many individuals who live in housing and/or attend day programs run by The Arc, it also serves individuals who are not receiving any supports from The Arc. Lifetime Support has, however, received grants and other support from The Arc, which has been critical to Lifetime Support's continued existence.

Currently Lifetime Support is maintaining a waiting list of individuals who are interested in obtaining guardianship services. We are always willing to place another individual on our waiting list for services.

"Lifetime Support has been handling my family member's financial affairs with the utmost level of professionalism for several years. I have relied on them countless times for advice and guidance on various issues and they have always been there to assist when called upon."
Michael Ausiello