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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Special Needs Planning 101: 10 Ways to Safeguard Your Loved One’s Future

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Careful planning for a loved one with disabilities is one of the most important and compassionate acts you can take as a parent or caregiver. It’s not just about securing their financial future, it’s about preserving their...more

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Elder Law and Special Needs Newsletter: December 2024 Issue

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The Great Wealth Transfer: Preparing the Next Generation - The great wealth transfer is underway in America. Through 2045, Baby Boomers will pass down approximately $84 trillion to Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X. But what...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Are You Ready for National Make-a-Will Month? Ten Essential Questions You Need to Answer

August is “National Make-a-Will” Month, the perfect opportunity to seriously consider your estate plan. Many delay this crucial task due to common misconceptions about what an estate involves. Here, we delve deeper into what...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Estate Planning for Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

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A supplemental needs trust (SNT) is an important estate planning tool for those with a special needs child. It ensures that your special needs child is taken care of after you are gone. Unlike other types of trusts, assets...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Should You Have a Trust for Your Child?

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There may have been a time in your life when you had a piggy bank for your child – a fun and interactive way for you to teach money management, patience, and basic math. The money went in, but it was often difficult to...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

New Online Calculator Helps Parents Gauge How Much to Leave for a Child with Special Needs

Among the challenges of raising a child with special needs is figuring out how to provide for that child once you’re gone. If the child will never be able to earn a living, how can you determine how much of your own money to...more

Ruder Ware

My Parents Want to Leave My Son With Special Needs an Inheritance...Will He Lose His Benefits?

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Leaving an inheritance to a loved one with special needs who is or will be receiving government benefits (SSI, medical assistance, long term care services) is tricky and can have unintended negative consequences if not done...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

10 Reasons to Create an Estate Plan Now

Many people think that estate plans are for someone else, not them. They may rationalize that they are too young or don't have enough money to reap the tax benefits of a plan. But as the following list makes clear, estate...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Choupette’s Legacy – Why Estate Planning Matters

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It is speculated that Choupette Lagerfeld, the pampered Parisian pet of the iconic late German fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, may have a stake in Lagerfeld’s vast fortune....more

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Navigating Special Needs Trusts For Children With Disabilities

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Estate planning for parents of children with special needs can be overwhelming. Not only do parents need to consider how to provide for their child after they are gone, but they must also consider issues relating to how an...more

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Trusts and Estates Group News: Trust Planning for the Follies of Your Children; Parenting in Perpetuity

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The Perpetual Parent - You did your best to protect your children from the bumps and bruises of infancy. You survived the drama of adolescence, the terror of the teenage years and the economic peril of tuition....more

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