Special Needs and Special Education for Your Loved One With a Disability

If you are a person with a disability or have a person with a disability in your life, then you most likely have asked these questions:

• How can I qualify for government benefits?
• What documents are needed to assign important legal and financial decision-making functions to caregivers?
• How can I get the accommodations in educational settings that are guaranteed by the law?
• Do I need a supplemental needs trust?

On this Life Happens Radio show, we offer answers to those questions and a whole lot more. Aaron Connor, Managing Partner of Pierro, Connor & Strauss is joined by associate attorney Jacob Verchereau to share their deep experience in estate planning rules, guardianship laws and government benefits for disabled people.

They explain how documents such as a durable power of attorney and health care proxy are instrumental in obtaining Medicaid benefits, as well as the process to avoid guardianship. Jacob will describe the advocacy needed – and sometimes litigation – to make sure your child gets supportive services in school in order to thrive.