Questions & Answers

Can the trustee of a special needs trust use trust funds to pay a special needs planner for planning advice?...

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• Special Needs Trusts
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• Special Needs Planning

Do I need an attorney to set up a special needs trust?...

I live in California. I have no one in my life who would be appropriate or qualified to act as my representative payee. The Social Security Administration is requiring me to have a representative payee or lose my Supplemental Security...

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• SSI and SSDI

Can the trustee (who lives in Texas) of a special needs trust established in California be compensated for their time?...

Must a special needs trust be issued in the state from which the beneficiary receives Supplementary Security Income?...

• Categories:
• Special Needs Trusts
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• SSI and SSDI

Can a first-party special needs trust (funded through a settlement on personal injury) be taxed as a grantor trust if grantors are parents? If treated as a grantor trust, will income taxed to the disabled party jeopardize public benefits?...

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• Special Needs Trusts
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• Settlement Planning
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• Public Benefits

My daughter has a third-party trust funded with her money from my parents. Is she entitled to leave any remaining funds after her death to a beneficiary of her choice?...

• Category:
• Estate Planning

Where do I even start with being a caregiver for my widowed mother? How can I get paid by the state to take care of her full time?...

If someone were on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and were elected to a political office, could they have their pay go to a special needs trust (SNT)?...

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• Special Needs Trusts