by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
In re Jill Petrie St. Clair Trust Reformation, 311 Kan. 541, 464 P.3d 326, 2020 Kan. LEXIS 41, 2020 WL 3023373 The Supreme Court of Kansas reformed the terms of an irrevocable trust to conform to the settlor’s intent when intent proved by clear and convincing...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
About 10 percent of children in foster care are entitled to Social Security payments, either through a physical or mental disability, or because their parents have died — but states are taking the money instead. Even though the payments belong to the children under...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Written By: Evie Curtis – Development Director It happened again. The conversation that starts with, “BUT, it’s my inheritance.” My reply, “BUT, it’s not your money. It belongs to Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle ….” It is the time when families have that moment – that...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Apr 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
With Covid-19 proving to be deadlier to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) than just about any other group, it is little wonder that they, their families, and caregivers are eager to sort fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines. A new...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recently, an Alabama appeals court denies father’s request to decrease his child support obligation due to his disabled adult son’s receipt of SSI benefits and, instead, increases the father’s child support payment to a special needs trust to pay for his son’s respite...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
A San Francisco arbitrator has ordered Uber to pay $1.1 million to a blind woman with a service dog for the rideshare giant’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its failure to properly train its drivers. The award, which is believed to be...
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