Special Needs Trusts

A new bill introduced for the third straight session of Congress hopes to phase out the two year waiting period before SSDI beneficiaries receive Medicare.

The rental market is often ill-equipped to provide the specific adaptations many individuals with disabilities require. Fortunately, there are many ways to provide private housing for a person living with a disability.

A recent article published online in the AARP Bulletin Today highlights seven steps aging parents can take to secure their child's future. Academy of Special Needs Planners co-founder Harry S. Margolis is quoted throughout this helpful guide that offers...

The trustee of a special needs trust recently faced a dilemma. Should the trustee allow trust funds to be spent on pay-per-view pornography that had been requested by the trust's beneficiary? Was this permitted? ...

After the donor of a special needs trust is no longer around to keep an eye on the trustee, a trust protector can ensure that a beneficiary is shielded from trustee mismanagement.

ASNP Co-founder Harry S. Margolis is quoted in an ABC News article titled "Palin Promotes Special Needs Agenda." - October 2008.

Parents of special needs children know their child will require lifetime care, that can be both complex and expensive. They know there is a good chance their special children may outlive them. Parents are often the only ones with...

"An Estate Plan Built For Special Needs", an article originally published in the Wall Street Journal on October 9, 2008. Reporter Rachel Emma Silverman interviews ASNP Co-Founder, Harry Margolis and ASNP Advisory Board member, Michael Gilfix.

While President-elect Obama's initial focus will doubtless be the economy when he takes office, those with special needs should be able to look forward to initiatives that will create positive change.