Caring for a loved one with disabilities means planning to meet their unique needs and provide long-term security. Without the right tools, even well-intentioned financial gifts can create challenges, such as jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits. A special needs trust offers a way to protect their future while ensuring they have access...
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There are things you know about your loved one with special needs that nobody else does. Things like the movies they like to watch when they are not feeling well, their favorite ice cream flavor, and how to motivate them to try something new or otherwise adjust their routine.
If you have a loved one with special needs, you are used to navigating an alphabet soup of acronyms and wading through the overwhelming amount of information thrown at you from healthcare providers and bureaucrats.
So it will probably not surprise you that there are a whole new set...
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Have you ever seen a magician make something disappear? It’s an impressive illusion, but deep down you know the object didn’t vanish into thin air. It’s still there. It’s just hidden from view.
But pointing that out ruins the magic. It’s a lot more fun to suspend your disbelief...
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If you have a loved one with special needs, you know how important government benefits are to their well-being. You also know there is a fine line you must walk if you want to provide additional financial support to your loved one without jeopardizing those benefits.
At Palmer &...
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The idea of leaving behind a little something for our loved ones to remember us by is one of the things that makes the thinking-about-one’s-death part of estate planning tolerable. We all hope that the money or other assets we pass on will help our loved ones...
Continue reading…by lawpromo | The Unpopular Topic of Discussion Every Family Needs to Have Just bringing up the possibility of someone in your family becoming mentally or physically incapacitated is often difficult. We tend to think of only the very elderly needing long-term, hands-on care, but a recent report by the Alzheimer’s Association found...
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