Estate Planning for Families Who Have Children with Special Needs in B.C.

Estate Planning for Families Who Have Children
with Special Needs in B.C.
Presented by:
Blair P. Dwyer & Devinder K. Sidhu
Dwyer Tax Lawyers, Victoria, BC

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The Presentation
The purpose of this presentation is to provide important information for parents of children with special needs on how best to plan for their child's future. This presentation will cover both how to maximize the child's future financial security and how to protect that security once the parent is no longer able to do so.

Some of the topics that will be covered include:

• Financial and Health Care Representation Agreements and planning for when the child with special needs becomes an adult with special needs at age 19.
• Asset protection planning for parents and child.
• The use of trusts.
• Guardianship.
• Government programs, including the new Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).
• Wills and probate.
• Estate planning tips for the parents.

The Presenters
Blair P. Dwyer is a well-known Canadian tax lawyer and head of Dwyer Tax Lawyers. He is the father of two children on the autism spectrum and is a member of the ACT Advisory Board.
Devinder K. Sidhu is a graduate of the University of Victoria Law School and a tax associate with Dwyer Tax Lawyers.

Blair Dwyer has recently provided a chapter on estate planning for the ACT Autism Manual for BC: Living and Working With Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in British Columbia - A Manual for Parents and Community Professionals. Chapter 11, "Estate Planning for Families Who Have Children with Special Needs in B.C.", can be downloaded from the ACT website.