A California mother recently went to great lengths to obtain an inheritance from her deceased son's special needs trust, but a court decided that her attempt went too far and awarded half of the trust to the woman's ex-husband, even...
Trial lawyers can be held liable for failing to inform their clients of the effect proceeds of a suit can have on their benefits, even years after the matter has ended. While litigators need not become experts in probate...
The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, federal legislation that would allow people with disabilities to create their own special needs trusts instead of having to rely on others, has cleared a key Senate hurdle.
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.
The early withdrawal penalty has been very effective at forcing retirement plan owners to keep money in their retirement accounts, but if a retirement account owner becomes disabled, the IRS will waive the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty.
"Scoop Essentials: The Dollars And Cents Of Disability", an article published on the Disability Scoop Website features an interview with ASNP Co-Founder, Diedre D. Wachbrit.
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,...
Can the parent of a person with special needs, who is also that person's guardian, serve as the trustee of a special needs trust that will hold a settlement?...
