Public Benefits

The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocks on a New York City case holding that the city must pay for the private school tutition of a learning disabled child even though the child has not tried the public school system first.

Unique tax benefits are available to families with special needs individuals. Here's a partial rundown offered by a professor of accounting.

In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court recently ruled that Cheryl Perich, a tenured teacher at a Lutheran elementary school in Michigan, had no right to sue the school for employment discrimination after she was laid off for taking time...

People with disabilities may be able to obtain a student loan discharge if they meet certain requirements. Here's how.

In addition to federal benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), disabled veterans who have served our country during wartime are also entitled to a pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

People who receive certain government benefits may be penalized for getting married and living with their spouses. Here's how.

It can be very easy for untrustworthy people to steal from a trust designed to benefit a child with special needs, as a recent case from Rhode Island illustrates.

After fighting for over forty years to make sure that Richard is taken care of, a Colorado woman now has to plan for his future in case something happens to her.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard three days of oral arguments in a series of cases challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. If the Supreme Court throws out all or part of the law,...