The Society announces a revision to the assistance structure for the getStructured programme, a programme that locks in good legal structures, around a person with cerebral palsy. Parents will be financially assisted to set up a legal framework, (i.e. wills, power of attorney, trusts, etc), around a member with cerebral palsy, to ensure that future eventualities are considered and planned for.

There are two separate components to the “getStructured” programme

:Component 1: For families that presently have no wills, power of attorney, etc., the Society plans to contribute up to a maximum of $1500 (+GST) of a lawyer’s bill to set up such a structure.The proviso is that the beneficiaries of such a structure must include someone who has cerebral palsy and is a member of the Society. The above funding will be a “once only” grant.

Component 2: For families that have already set up a legal structure that benefits a member with cerebral palsy, a ‘once every 5 years’ grant will be available for reviewing and altering this legal structure to ensure it remains relevant. This grant contributes up to a maximum of $450 (+GST) of the lawyer’s bill for this service. The same proviso applies as in component 1.