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guardianship law what is it advice needed?

hi, im a 26 yr old female and i was in an ivy league college and studying hard. i gotg into a bad accident and i cant walk anymore and i have severe mobility problems, im physically disabled now and no one helps me. im trying to recover but i dont have any money because i couldn t graduate college because iof the near death injury and i cant work now. i did not hit my head and i have nothing wrong mentally
my father hasnt talked to me in years but he went to court and lied about me and got adult guardianship of me. i didnt get to go to court to defend myselkf because i was on bed rest and uunable to walk or move during the hearing but he didnt tell that to the judge
anyways i dont get along with my father, i havent talked to him in years and he dosnt do anything for me
he has these court papers and hes ruining my life and controls me now and dosnt let me do anything, the only verbal communication bewteen me and him is him screaming at me and threatening me and me defending myself and yelling for him to leave me alone or a short quick 30-60 second speech to talk if theres an emergecny for example. there was smoke filling the house and i was at the side door and had to shout upstairs and tell him to get out of the house after i called the fire department.
unless its an emergency like the house potentially burning down or a long distance relative calling from overseas in belgium. then i avoid all speech towards him

how do i end this guardianship. i dont have money for a lawyer so ill need to be my own lawyer, what steps do i take. the free lawyer was really bad and he didnt want to help me and neither did anyone of the other lawyers at the legal aid department that handles guardianship
how do i get the judge to seperate me from my father.
i cannot work or get a job dont say get qa job. i cant do that. i need disability checks but i cant get them because my father will take the money. right now i have no money to survive and i often go without necessities like food,clothes,toiletries,medicine. i cant get government aid becase of the guardianship. if i try to leave he says he will call the cops on me and have me institutionalized

how do i legally remove myself from him, im not mentally incapacistated or mentally ill. i just have below the neck medical health problems and severe trouble with mobility, walking, bending, lifting things and chronic pains

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1. You will have to petition the court to terminate the guardianship. Sounds like you would have no trouble getting disability. You don't say what state you live in or what country for that matter so I can't help you much.

"if i try to leave he says he will call the cops on me and have me institutionalized"

Leave where? You say you haven't talked to him in years but are you actually still living with him? Have you done any research into how much you could receive in disability and whether or not that would be enough to support yourself? Be aware that if you have the guardianship terminated, your father will have every right to put you out on the street (he may have to go through the legal eviction process though) so be prepared for that. I know one thing for sure....I would not want to be in your shoes if I was a "Mexican Dancing Waitress".....