A Lawyer's Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients

A Lawyer's Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients
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Publisher : American Bar Association
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1641054689
ISBN-13 : 9781641054683
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis A Lawyer's Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients by : Richard A. Courtney

Persons with disabilities and their family members and caregivers face numerous challenges every day. But beyond those day-to-day issues, they often need assistance navigating bureaucracies and in developing plans for long-term care and financial security. This book, written by a special needs attorney, supplies essential information and valuable guidance to the issues involved in representing these clients. The book begins with advice on understanding and representing special needs clients and their families, including key questions to ask to tailor an appropriate plan. Subsequent chapters address other aspects of representing special needs clients, including: - Public benefits, including SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid- Special needs education issues- Special needs trusts- Financial issues- Ethical and practice risks- How to build a special needs legal practice

A Guide to Special Education Advocacy

A Guide to Special Education Advocacy
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Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781846429217
ISBN-13 : 1846429218
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide to Special Education Advocacy by : Matthew Cohen

Disability law can be complex and intimidating, so how can concerned parents use it to ensure their child with a disability receives the appropriate education they are legally entitled to? A Guide to Special Education Advocacy gives strategies for advocating for better provision of special education in schools. Despite the many services and accommodations that have been made for students with disabilities, such as the use of Braille or providing specialized education in a regular or special classroom, many children with disabilities do not get the services they need and are not placed in appropriate programs or settings. Because of this, the perception of disability often remains unchanged. Matthew Cohen's insightful manual gives a practical vision of how a parent or a professional can become an advocate to achieve a more inclusive and rewarding education for the child with a disability. This book will provide parents, people with disabilities, professionals and clinicians thinking about special education advocacy with an overview of current disability law and how it works, identifying practical ways for building positive and effective relationships with schools.

Administering the California Special Needs Trust

Administering the California Special Needs Trust
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9781462060511
ISBN-13 : 146206051X
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Administering the California Special Needs Trust by : Kevin Urbatsch

In Administering the California Special Needs Trust, author Kevin Urbatsch presents a guide for anyone assigned the duty of managing a Special Needs Trust for a person with a disability. Though geared toward those who never have administered a trust, it also provides sophisticated answers for experienced trustees concerning some of the unique responsibilities a trustee of a special needs trust will encounter. Urbatsch, a California attorney who has years of experience in assisting trustees to manage special needs trusts, has written extensively for both attorneys and families on how best to establish a special needs trust. Administering the Special Needs Trust addresses specific California issues that a special needs trust trustee encounters daily. In a question-and-answer format, it addresses how to - avoid the most common mistakes made by SNT trustees; - understand the type of public benefits available for California persons with disabilities; - learn how SNT disbursements will affect these public benefits; - best pay for a person with a disability's housing, caregiver costs, transportation, and related expenses; - handle SNT investments, accountings, and taxes; - terminate the SNT. With checklists, form documents, and law summaries included, Administering the Special Needs Trust contains a wide range of information for those charged with the responsibility of managing a special needs trust for people with disabilities.

The Special Needs Child and Divorce

The Special Needs Child and Divorce
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Publisher : American Bar Association
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 1604424923
ISBN-13 : 9781604424928
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Special Needs Child and Divorce by : Margaret S. Price

Families with special needs children have much higher divorce rates and cases involve specialized handling. This book examines what lawyers can do to make the family court system work better for these children and their families. Filled with practice tips, the book includes forms modified to address issues raised by a special needs child. Includes sample forms and documents, checklists, resource materials, and contact information for organizations and state agencies. Includes forms CD-ROM.

The Lawyer's Guide to Working Smarter with Knowledge Tools

The Lawyer's Guide to Working Smarter with Knowledge Tools
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Publisher : American Bar Association
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 1604428260
ISBN-13 : 9781604428261
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Lawyer's Guide to Working Smarter with Knowledge Tools by : Marc Lauritsen

This ground-breaking guide introduces lawyers and other professionals to a powerful class of software that supports core aspects of legal work. The author discusses how technologies like practice systems, work product retrieval, document assembly, and interactive checklists help people work smarter. If you are looking to work more effectively, this book provides a clear roadmap, with many concrete examples and thought-provoking ideas.

Disabled Children

Disabled Children
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : 190840700X
ISBN-13 : 9781908407009
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis Disabled Children by : Luke J. Clements

The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law

The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law
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Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9780857005854
ISBN-13 : 0857005855
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law by : George A. Giuliani

It is vital for all professionals in the field of education to have a practical understanding of the laws that are in place to protect the children with whom they work. The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law is a detailed yet accessible introduction to federal law as it applies to the rights of children with special needs. Written in a user-friendly question and answer format, the book covers all of the key areas of special education law including parental rights of participation, the legal right to Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and related services, and the complex issues of discipline and dispute resolutions. This book provides educators with knowledge of the requirements, history, and evolution of the laws that impact their daily working lives and gives them the information they need to help parents obtain better services for their children. This is an indispensible handbook that teachers, school management, and school counselors will refer to again and again.

A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning

A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning
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Publisher : American Bar Association
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 1590313666
ISBN-13 : 9781590313664
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning by : L. Rush Hunt

This book provides an introduction to the basics of estate planning and will make this area of the law more accessible to the nonspecialist.