Special Needs Trusts

Beneficiaries of a special needs trust can still qualify for federal housing assistance programs like Section 8, but careful planning is required to avoid having benefits reduced or eliminated.

While creating a financial plan and establishing a specialized trust are central to preparing for your child's future, planners also advise families to write down their intentions and expectations in a special document.

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.

Individuals with special needs lost one of their fiercest defenders when Harriet McBryde Johnson died June 4 at age 50.

If you are thinking about moving to another state with your child, or if your child has grown up and is moving to another state, provisions in your child's special needs trust may no longer be applicable.

An overlooked portion of recent Medicare legislation promises Medicare recipients greater access to mental health benefits.