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Exceptional Parent, 1982
The article explains how parents can set up a trust to provide for a disabled child's financial future. The trust instrument is described and the assignment of imperative or discretionary powers to a trustee or cotrustees is considered. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Estate Planning, Parents, Trusts (Financial)
Borfitz-Mescon, Jeanne – Exceptional Parent, 1988
The parent of a severely handicapped child encourages parents to prepare written care plans when leaving a child with others for a respite period. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Role, Planning, Respite Care
Exceptional Parent, 1987
During a family counseling session parents of a developmentally disabled teenager and their young adult son discuss the angry reactions of the young adult son during an estate planning session. (DB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Estate Planning, Family Counseling, Family Problems
Exceptional Parent, 1987
Information is presented on a number of tests used in genetic counseling (e.g., genetic evaluation, chromosome evaluation, consideration of multifactorial conditions, prenatal testing, and chorionic villus sampling) which help parents with one disabled child make family planning decisions. (CB)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Decision Making, Disabilities, Family Planning
