GUARDIANSHIP AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST: Future Planning Issues for Every Special-Needs Family


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Note: This organization is an Asian group, Families For Asians with Special Needs. I am not Asian and have found their programs to open to everyone and also to be very high quality! I highly recommend anyone with Special Needs kids who are interested in these topics to attend. –ENT

GUARDIANSHIP AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST:

Future Planning Issues for Every Special-Needs Family

·         Time: Saturday September 24, 2016, 9 AM to Noon

·         Location: The Harris Center Conference Room, 9401 SW Freeway, Houston, 77074 (New location)

·         Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship – Michele Goldberg, BA, JD, Attorney and Counselor at Law

·         Special Needs Trusts – Lisa Wilson, BA, JD, Attorney at law

·         Attendance is free, RSVP requested by 09/17, 2016

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For those of you who have not registered to come to 9/24 workshop, please note there are new information that will be covered on that day:

1. Shared Decision Making Agreement Act for high functioning individual with special needs must be considered before court grants guardianship,

2. ABLE Act allows an account up to $100,000 be set up for individual with special needs without jeopardizing their government benefits,

3. Children with a disability under 19 must choose a STAR Kids provider by 10/12/2016 or a provider will be chosen for you. There are three STAR Kids providers in Houston area, United Healthcare, Amerigroup and Texas Children Health Plan. Mr. Rodolfo Guerra from United Healthcare and Ms. Courtney Harris from Amerigroup have graciously agreed to be at Harris Center Conference Room 11:30 am, parents having specific questions can stay around after the workshop is over to get answers.

Don’t miss the opportunity!

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今年座談會的講題,監䕶和特殊需求信託,雖然不是新的,卻包括一些新的資料:

一。 協助決定同意法,針對比較高功能的智弱群;

二。 ABLE Act 准許特殊家庭為特殊需求成員設定ABLE 帳戶,可存入不超過十萬美元的款項而不失去政府福利;

此外,您必須為十九歲以下的特殊家庭成員請在1012日以前選擇一個 provider,否則Medicaid 將為您做此選擇。我們很幸運請到 United HealthcareAmerigroup 的負責人願意在當天上午11:30左右到會議廳,有問題的父母可以在座談會結束後詢求解答。

希望大家及早報名,不要放棄這個機會!

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