Questions & Answers
What Is a Pooled Trust and How Does It Protect My Family Member?
Because beneficiaries of programs like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid must be quite poor to qualify, they can lose their benefits when they come into an inheritance, receive money in their own names from an accident settlement, or merely...
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Special Needs 101
Why Create a Special Needs Trust Before Your Child Turns 18?
Often, parents of children with special needs don't consider creating a special needs trust until their child turns 18 or sometimes even later, when the child requires government benefits like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). But special needs trusts...
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Does Your Estate Plan Put Your Child at Risk?
Most parents of children with special needs are well versed when it comes to their child's government benefits. What many parents don't often think about is the effect that their own estate plan can have on their child's benefits.
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SSI v. SSDI -- What's the Difference?
Parents of a child with special needs are often daunted by the different government programs that fall under the general definition of "disability benefits." To make matters worse, two of the most common benefit programs available also have very similar...
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- Health Care
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- SSI and SSDI
What Are the Responsibilities of an SNT Trustee?
The trustee of a special needs trust (SNT) has all of the duties of any trustee, plus specific added responsibilities due to the special needs of the beneficiary. All trustees are responsible for: Appropriate investment of trust property Bookkeeping and accounting of...
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- Public Benefits
What Is a "First-Party" Special Needs Trust and When Is It Useful?
A Special Needs Trust (SNT) can play an important role in preserving the financial security and lifestyle of a person with special needs. A properly drafted SNT allows the individual to benefit from supplemental resources while still qualifying for public...
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Special Needs 101
What Expenses Can't a Special Needs Trust Pay For?
How Can I Protect a Special Needs Trust from Those Who Prey on Vulnerable Beneficiaries?
An inheritance from parents who fund their child's special needs trust by will rather than by revocable living trust is in the public record. Predators are particularly attracted to vulnerable beneficiaries, such as the young and those with limited self-protective...
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