Financial/Benefits Planning

Encompassing legal, asset, and family protection services, the following resources can help you navigate establishing a special needs trust, drafting a letter of intent, and determining supported decision-making.

ELI’S VILLAGE
804-302-0502
[email protected]
Eli’s Village provides families with comprehensive special needs planning. They utilize a 3-step process that encompasses legal, asset, and family protection planning, with a goal to provide efficiency and positive outcomes for the entire family.

VIRGINIA MICROBOARD ASSOCIATION
What is a Microboard?  A microboard is a legal, formalized, and self-sustaining circle of support that provides targeted support and guidance for a person with a disability over the course of their life. A microboard starts with person centered planning and uses a self-determined model to develop and expand community connections.

RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
804-353-6503
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ABLEnow
1-844-NOW-ABLE (1-844-669-2253)

FUTURE PLANNING (guardianship, special needs trust, estate planning)

Attorneys that specialize in areas of Trust and Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates Administration, Elder Law, Long Term Care & Disability Planning, Special Needs Trusts, and Guardianships.

LOCAL ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS SEARCHABLE DATABASE

STEVEN BURNS
804-417-6085

PAULA L. PEADEN
804-262-3600

CAROLYN WHITE
804-379-1905
[email protected]

R. SHAWN MAJETTE
[email protected]

PAUL G. IZZO
[email protected]

Eli’s Hope is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding to families for special needs planning services. Eli’s Hope helps families obtain legal documents, funding protections, services, and resources that they are otherwise not able to obtain due to the financial challenges they face.