Settlement Planning

A scion of the Kennedy family has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $8 million that was intended to purchase structured settlement annuities for children who were plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases.

Because personal injuries usually don't just go away once the parties settle a lawsuit, Medicare recipients need to set up a fund to reimburse the government for future medical expenses.

Written by two certified financial planners with special needs family members, this easy-to-understand guide is a comprehensive resource that addresses all areas of special needs planning.

"Financial Planning Considerations With a Special Needs Child: What You Need to Know When Planning For A Child With a Special Needs", an online article hosted on www.About.com Financial, written by Jeremy Vohwinkle from an interview with ASNP Co-Founder, Harry Margolis.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients must adhere to very strict rules regarding how much income they can receive in any given month or risk losing benefits.

On April 4, 2009 ASNP Charter Member, Mark Biernath, joined other guests, Heidi J. Moore and Kendra & David Goerke to talk about Financial Planning For Special Needs Children.

The advent of stringent reporting obligations for claimants entitled to Medicare has triggered a discussion among legal professionals regarding whether Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) are required in liability cases under preexisting provisions of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP). In...

Attorneys who focus on special needs planning have dedicated their practices to helping families with a wide variety of legal issues, and they must master a vast section of the legal canon in order to properly assist their clients. Here's...

Because access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) depends on a beneficiary's income and resources, even small increases in income can cause a reduction or loss of SSI benefits. Unfortunately, when an SSI beneficiary's parent is ordered to pay child support,...