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Legal and Future Care Planning for Your Relative with a Developmental Disability - Theresa M. Varnet, MSW, JD
Date: 3/26/2010
Time: 8:30:00 AM
From The Arc of Illinois and hosted by The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties. 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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