by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 17, 2022 | News
A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a “trustee,” holds legal title to property for another person, called a “beneficiary.” Trusts fall into two basic categories:...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 17, 2022 | News
We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you need to be careful because giving away money or property can interfere with your eligibility. This comes up often by...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 12, 2022 | News
Parents want their children to be taken care of after they die. But children with disabilities have increased financial and care needs, so ensuring their long-term welfare can be tricky. Proper planning by parents is necessary to benefit the child with a disability,...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 5, 2022 | News
Understanding what benefits might be available to your child or loved one with special needs can be confusing. Different benefits apply in different circumstances, and sometimes different benefit programs can work together to help meet the needs of an individual....
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Apr 28, 2022 | News
Sometimes a parent or relative of a person with special needs will establish a special needs trust for their family member and decide to serve as the sole trustee of the trust. In other cases, a parent won’t want to serve as trustee, but will ask a close friend...
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