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Legal and Future Care Planning for Your Relative with a Developmental Disability - Theresa M. Varnet, MSW, JD
Date: 9/25/2009
Time: 9:00:00 AM
From The Arc of Illinois and hosted by DDS of Metro East, STARnet Revion IV, LINC and Family Matters. This workshop will address the unique needs
that families have in planning for the financial
and legal future of their relative with a developmental
disability. Topics will include: Negotiating
the Social Security Maze; Preserving
Eligibility for Government Benefits through
Proper Estate Planning; Special Needs
Trusts; Guardianship and Less Restrictive Alternatives-
The Implications for Consent;
Health Care Proxies (Advance Directives);
and Selecting a Knowledgeable Attorney. Presented by Theresa M. Varnet, M.S.W., J.D. Terrie has been an advocate for persons with disabilities for over 40 years. In addition to
being a certified teacher, licensed social
worker and graduate of the DePaul University
College of Law, she is the parent of an adult
daughter with a disability. Her experiences
include work in the area of in-service training
of families, special educators and other professionals.
She specializes in probate and estate
planning for people with disabilities.
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