Legal Issues Affecting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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Prairie State Legal Services is pleased to announce the next program in its webinar series for social service providers:
Legal Issues Affecting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
The webinar is free but pre-registration is required.
Older adults are increasingly taking responsibility for raising grand-children or other relatives under 18. This presentation is focused on helping service providers to understand the legal options related to decision making authority for a relative under 18 and common issues related to access to public benefits and education.
Among the questions the presenters will answer:
· What is the difference between custody and guardianship?
· What are some considerations in choosing one over the other?
· What alternatives to custody and guardianship are available?
· How can my clients get medical coverage for their grandchildren?
· What cash and other public benefits might be available for my clients to help them meet the expenses of caring for their grandchildren?
· What can my clients do if they apply for these benefits and are turned down?
· What public benefits are available to help grandparents care for grandchildren with special needs?
· Do grandparents need guardianship in order to enroll their grandchildren in school?
· What options are available to grandparents who have been raising grandchildren but whose health prevents them from continuing to do so?
· What is the difference between custody and guardianship?
· What are some considerations in choosing one over the other?
· What alternatives to custody and guardianship are available?
· How can my clients get medical coverage for their grandchildren?
· What cash and other public benefits might be available for my clients to help them meet the expenses of caring for their grandchildren?
· What can my clients do if they apply for these benefits and are turned down?
· What public benefits are available to help grandparents care for grandchildren with special needs?
· Do grandparents need guardianship in order to enroll their grandchildren in school?
· What options are available to grandparents who have been raising grandchildren but whose health prevents them from continuing to do so?
Presenters for this program are Jennifer Johnson and Laura Myers, staff attorneys in Prairie State's Wheaton office. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of Harvard Law School; she has over ten years of experience in elder law. Ms. Johnson was engaged in private practice before becoming lead attorney for Prairie State's senior legal services project in DuPage County. Ms. Myers is a graduate of University of Iowa Law School. Ms. Myers has ten years of experience in handling a wide variety of public benefits matters for disabled, elderly and low-income clients. She is co-chair of Prairie State's Public Benefits Task Force.
Title: Legal Issues Affecting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. If you have problems registering contact gwalsh@pslegal.org.
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