by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Dangers” is a strong word. Let’s simply say, “Unintended consequences.” Many people believe that joint accounts are a good way to avoid probate and transfer money to loved ones. But while joint accounts can be useful in certain...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Senate Democrats proposal for a $3.5 trillion spending plan includes expanding Medicare to provide dental, vision, and hearing benefits. The proposal is now being negotiated in Congress. Currently Medicare does not offer much in the way of dental, vision, and...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of families from around the U.S. each paid a Virginia non-profit thousands of dollars for service dogs that were not trained at all, and, in some cases were not even delivered, according to two lawsuits, one filed by Virginia’s attorney general. The company,...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Britney Spears’s legal fight to wrest back control over her personal and financial affairs has flooded the issue of guardianship in Klieg lights. While a full guardianship may be necessary for many individuals with special needs, the Spears case underlines the option...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Minnesota appeals court rules that a state statute deeming irrevocable trusts to be revocable for the purposes of a Medicaid eligibility determination is preempted by federal law governing irrevocable trusts. Geyen v. Commissioner Minnesota Dept. of Human...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jul 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The problem with the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is the rising number of poor and elderly people and people with disabilities that it doesn’t help. First of all, SSI’s benefit falls far below today’s federal poverty level. (An individual receiving the...
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