The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Guardianship with Emma Hemness Special Needs Family Lawyer!

Emma Hemness, Special Needs Family Lawyer

Join us Sunday afternoon on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm!
Our guest is Emma Hemness, Special Needs Lawyer will discuss the Guardianship process for your special needs child, 18 years old and older.  


Emma Hemness is a state and nationally recognized Expert in Elder Law. She is one of only 100 board certified elder law attorneys in Florida. She was the 2011 Florida Elder Law Attorney of the Year, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Florida, and Florida Super Lawyer in Elder Law 2008-Present. 

Emma Hemness is dedicated to serving the needs of persons with disabilities and their families as an integral part of her Elder Law practice.  Emma is a member of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA), an invitation-only national organization of special needs trusts attorneys. She has had the pleasure of serving as an ambassador of the SNA to both the Autism Society of America and the National ARC in recent years.  

Emma Hemness is our family attorney for Guardianship, Special Needs Trust, and Estate Planning. She is a trusted advisor. Her law practice is The Elder Law Office of Emma Hemness, P.A.  

Pictured:  Emma Hemness and Julie AmesSNFH

Back by Popular Demand – Broadcasts for the Financial Welfare of your Special Needs Dependent! We are excited to include two new shows one on guardianship and the other with financial planner Allen Giese, author of the book When Mental Illness Strikes: Crisis Intervention for the Financial Plan.

  • March 31st Financial Planning for the Special Needs Family with Ric Edelman, Founder and Executive Director of Edelman Financial Services.
  • April 7th Social Security Disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income coverage with Liz Montefu, the President and Founder of Montefu Consulting.
  • April 14th Agency for Persons with Disabilities & Family Care Council: Medicaid Waiver & other programs
  • April 21st Allen Giese, financial planner and author of the book When Mental Illness Strikes: Crisis Intervention for the Financial Plan.
  • April 28th Long Term Care, SSI, Trusts, and ABLE Accounts with Emma Hemness, Attorney at Law
  • May 5th Guardianship with Emma Hemness, Attorney at Law