Support Your Child With Disabilities — and Still Qualify for Medicaid
You can qualify for Medicaid long-term care coverage and still set money aside to support your loved ones with disabilities.
Read moreYou can qualify for Medicaid long-term care coverage and still set money aside to support your loved ones with disabilities.
Read moreBusy trustees deserve payment, but there are important guidelines to follow to determine how — and how much — to bill the trust.
Read moreWith Alzheimer’s the leading cause of death among people with Down syndrome, this population deserves a lot more attention than it currently gets from the medical community and Alzheimer’s researchers, says expert Howard Gleckman.
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Read moreIn a groundbreaking move that could have repercussions in certain other states, California is the first state to phase out the requirement that people impoverish themselves before becoming eligible for Medicaid. ...
Read moreABLE accounts and special needs trusts can accomplish the same goals, but each has its advantages and limitations. The best approach, depending on the beneficiary, may be to use them in tandem.
Read moreIf you are considering serving as trustee of a special needs trust, know what is expected of you before taking on this crucial role.
Read moreThe risks of designing your own special needs plan, without the guidance of a professional, far outweigh the potential rewards of cutting costs. Here’s what’s at stake.
Read moreAn exception to the SECURE Act's otherwise stringent rules about distributions from inherited IRAs potentially changes longstanding advice about whether to leave retirement funds to a special needs trust.
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