Special Needs Planning
Special needs planning involves planning for a child or adult with disabilities to ensure eligibility for necessary governmental benefits and to promote independence and security. If you have a loved one with disabilities, special needs planning allows you to plan for their future when you may no longer be able to provide for them. There are many considerations to make when engaging in special needs planning. The goal is often to maintain any means-tested government benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.
Special needs planning includes estate planning options to provide for the individual with special needs. This often includes successor guardianship, Special Needs Trusts, ABLE accounts, and a Letter of Intent.
Our attorneys can assist you in creating a care plan and an estate plan to provide for your special needs loved one so they maximize their independence and have financial security. We can help guide you through different government benefits available, assist in developing a care plan, and ensuring the appropriate legal documentation is in place namely Powers of Attorney or Guardianship and Special Needs Trusts.
Our Practices
Guardianship
The position of being legally responsible for the care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs
Medicaid Assistance
Medicaid planning consists of selecting the best care, ensuring quality of life and protecting the assets for the elder
Elder Abuse And Exploitation
We have extensive experience in sensitively handling various types of abuse and exploitation cases
Living Trusts
Living Trusts have several advantages over Wills, like avoiding probate and guardianship, maintaining liquidity,
Nursing Home Contracts
Contracts can be confusing and some nursing homes even request illegal or unfair conditions
Probate
Probate is the process by which the Probate Court identifies a decedent’s heirs and determines the validity
Special Needs Planning
Special needs planning involves planning for a child or adult with disabilities to ensure eligibility for
