Planning for the Future – Wills, estates, trusts and more

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Date
October 27, 2023
10:00 am
- 2:30 pm
Venue
Souths Merewether
Address
46 Llewellyn Street Merewether, NSW 2291 Australia
Planning for the future
Presented by Leighton Jay (WAiS consultant) and Felicity Dillon (Founder and Principal Lawyer – Family Life Matters)

A workshop exploring what a rights-focused future might look like for you or your loved one. Leighton and Felicity will guide you through a wealth of information to get you started on planning a rights-focused future.

🔮 Discover the power of future planning

🌱 Empower yourself to secure your own or your loved one’s future

🤝 Connect with experts and peers who share a commitment to rights-based planning

💡 Gain insights into navigating change as things evolve

About the presenters
Dr Leighton Jay

Leighton has extensive experience in the disability sector as a facilitator, collaborator and consultant who is passionate about creating communities that include, value and amplify the voice of people with disability. Working alongside his son, Paul, Leighton has developed a deep and lived understanding of the importance of future planning and safeguarding.

Felicity Dillon

Lawyer, adjunct lecturer and consultant to the disability sector.

Felicity is an experienced estate planning lawyer who specialises in future planning for families who have a relative with disability. She is the Principal Solicitor and owner of Family Life Matters.

She also consults to the disability sector and has worked on a number of projects including workshop presentations to families on the NDIS, interviewing participants in the Decision Making Possibilities Project and developing resources for a Building Accessible Workplaces project for employers in the East Kimberley.

For the past five years, she has worked as a casual Adjunct lecturer and assessor with the College of Law where she assesses law students on subjects including Wills and Estates, Family Law and Administrative Law.

Ticket information

Cost: $40 per person

This workshop is subsidised thanks to WAiS Creating Home Project.

For people with disability, family members and allies.

If cost is an issue at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us at Hunter Circles on 0401 388 164 or info@huntercircles.org to discuss pricing.

Please note that this workshop can be claimed by most NDIS participants whose plan is Self Managed or Plan Managed.

Hosts

Western Australia’s Individualised Services (WAiS), Includa and Hunter Circles

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