Program Chair and Presenter:
Jessica A. Liebau
Wessels Law Office LLC
Mequon
Presenters:
Victoria Davis Dávila
Davis & Pledl, S.C.
Milwaukee
Mitchell M. Hagopian
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Madison
Margaret Wrenn Hickey
Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Milwaukee
Margaret V. Kaiser
Margaret Kaiser Law LLC
Hudson
Robert T. Pledl
Davis & Pledl, S.C.
Milwaukee
Heather B. Poster
Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Milwaukee
Elizabeth Ruthmansdorfer
Moertl, Wilkins & Campbell, S.C.
Milwaukee
Kate Schilling
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Guardianship Basics
- Handling an initial guardianship/protective placement case from appointment through payment
- Navigating a temporary guardianship
- Conducting an annual (“Watts”) review
Jessica A. Liebau
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : Alternatives to Guardianship
- Examining other options in legal decision-making, including the authority and limitations of each
- A review of supported decision-making and situations when it would be appropriate
- Identifying when POA’s are not sufficient and when guardianship may be needed
- Determining whether to revoke or maintain POA authority when a guardianship action is pending
Kate Schilling
11:15 a.m. : GAL Appointments for Adults with Incapacity in Divorce
Margaret Wrenn Hickey, Heather B. Poster
12:05 p.m. : Lunch (on you own)
1:05 p.m. : Least Restrictive Placement & Best Interests: What GALS Need to Know About Protective Placement Facilities
- The “least restrictive placement” principle – how it relates to best interests, and how to apply it in the real world
- Alphabet soup of housing options (AFH, CBRF, SNF, RCAC, ICF, HUD Section 8) for people under protective placement
- The interface between Family Care residential funding and Chapter 55 placements
Vicki Davis Dávila, Robert T. Pledl
2:05 p.m. : The Interface Between Protective Services and Medicaid HCBS
- State Budget Update
- IRIS and Family Care and how they support protective placements
- The disconnect between APS and administration of Medicaid programs
- Possible solutions to bring Medicaid HCBS into the protective placement proceeding
Mitchell M. Hagopian
2:55 p.m. : Break
3:10 p.m. : Practical Considerations for GALs: a Panel Discussion
- Getting appointed and getting paid
- Use of and funding for expert witnesses
- Differences in GAL practice by county
- GAL immunity
- Maintaining role of GAL as independent third party
Moderator: Jessica A. Liebau
Panelists: Margaret V. Kaiser, Elizabeth Ruthmansdorfer
4:00 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Handle a guardianship or protective placement case from appointment through payment
- Determine the best protective placement housing options for your ward
- Serve as a GAL for divorce proceedings when persons with dementia or disabilities are involved
- Create greater flexibility for your clients with supported decision-making agreements
- Guardians ad litem
- Elder law attorneys
- Family law attorneys
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