Special Needs Trusts

An alternative to individual special needs trusts are "pooled trusts," which pool the resources of many beneficiaries. Becoming part of one may have advantages, depending on the situation.

Five tips to help plan for a child with special needs.

If you have a special needs child and are worried about what will happen to that child when you die, this detailed book helps you secure the child's future.

Senator Kennedy and his son, Representative Kennedy, are advocating for differing federal mental health parity bills.

Parents of children with special needs often want to direct required distributions from IRAs following their deaths into a special needs trust (SNT) for the child. But if the trust is not set up properly, the income tax consequences...

Choosing a trustee is one of the most important and difficult issues in creating a special needs trust. Here are some suggestions.

A guide provides a way for the parents or guardians of children with special needs to map out in detail who their child is and the care he or she should receive.

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for mental illness that they do for physical illness, but the bill differs sharply from a version passed earlier by...