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In Sams v. Department of Public Welfare, an example of how not to settle a personal injury lawsuit, structured settlement causes Medicaid ineligibility
In Liranzo v. LI Jewish Education/Research, BNY Mellon, the trustee of a special needs trusts is held liable for misspending trust property
If your child has special needs, a standard estate plan – will, trust, power of attorney, and health care proxy – may not meet your family’s needs.
Anyone who became disabled before age 46 can now have an ABLE Account.
Should children be legally responsible for the long-term care costs of their parents?
Summary of New York Times article on special needs planning
“Special” and “supplemental” needs trusts are the same thing, both protecting assets for disabled individuals so they can qualify for public benefits programs such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid.
Survey of issues parents must answer in creating a special needs trust for their child.
The difficult decisions to be made in drafting special needs trusts involve the extent of trustee discretion to make or withhold distributions.
Should parents of a child with special needs seek guardianship when he turns 18?
