"Elder Law: Setting up third party trusts for disabled", an article written by ASNP Charter Member William Edy. The article features commentary about Advisory Board Member David Lillesand's presentation at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Special...
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.
Attorneys who focus on special needs planning have dedicated their practices to helping families with a wide variety of legal issues, and they must master a vast section of the legal canon in order to properly assist their clients. Here's...
Doctors recommend annual physicals, but did you know that your special needs plan should be reviewed with your attorney at least as often?...
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would finally allow military retirees to name special needs trusts as beneficiaries of Survivor Benefit Plans, a change that could dramatically improve the lives of military children with disabilities.
I live in one state but my son lives in a group home in neighboring state. Where should I establish a special needs trust for his benefit?...
A recent Massachusetts case illustrates why trustees of special needs trusts have to be very careful before making distributions for people receiving public benefits.
After falling short in the previous Congress, Congressmen Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-Pa) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) recently introduced the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015, a bill designed to make it easier for people with special needs to...
ABLE accounts, the new tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, can be used in many creative ways to make a big difference to families with special needs children.
