The IDEAL Approach to Guardianship and Its Alternatives

This program will provide an overview of guardianship and less restrictive alternatives to guardianship.  Presenters will also provide a framework to help explore those alternatives when working with someone who may be experiencing decision-making limitations.

Join us as we welcome Randi Ames, managing attorney with Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) and Nisa Subasinghe, Domestic and Guardianship Program Manager at Maryland Judiciary’s Administrative Office of the Courts.

Randi Ames

Randi Ames is a managing attorney with Disability Rights Maryland (DRM). Her team focuses on addressing barriers to community services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, educating clients on available Medicaid benefits, and investigating reports of abuse or neglect in state facilities and provider owned and operated community settings.

Nisa C. Subasinghe

Nisa C. Subasinghe is the Domestic & Guardianship Program Manager at the Maryland Judiciary’s Administrative Office of the Courts. Her work focuses on issues affecting children and families who come through the court system. She staffs the Maryland Judicial Council’s Domestic Law Committee,  and also provides training and technical assistance to judges, magistrates, court staff, attorneys, and others who handle domestic, guardianship, and related matters.