Special Needs Trusts

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...

Special Needs 101

You want to ensure that your child with special needs will remain financially secure even when you are no longer there to provide support, but determining how much a special needs trust (SNT) should hold is no small feat. ...

While there is no such thing as a "typical" divorce, a divorcing couple that has a child with special needs faces an even more complicated series of decisions and choices than most. One important consideration is the impact child...

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

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...

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...

In an apparent violation of federal law, states are increasingly using nursing homes to house young and middle-age people with mental illnesses.

If you or a loved one has a visual impairment and receives some form of Social Security benefit (which includes SSDI and SSI), or if you have a visual impairment and serve as a representative payee for someone who receives...

When you are looking into setting up a special needs trust, there are a few important questions you need to ask, especially when it comes to picking a trustee.