Special Needs Planning

Planning for the future is critical when you have a special needs child. You have to be sure that once you are no longer here there will be someone to take care of him or her. While you certainly should get all the legal matters, ...

As a Florida resident who has a child with special needs, you may have concerns about whether leaving money behind for that child may impact his or her eligibility for means-based government benefits. Having too much money available may hurt your child in the long ...

While some special needs adults may be able to live independently, others may need more care. You should create a care plan for your child’s adult life. Special needs adults all have different capabilities, and you need to make sure your plan takes your child’s ...

Your estate planning could include a trust that manages assets for an adult requiring lifelong care. The AARP notes that you may create a special needs trust to provide for a beneficiary who has a disability or an injury. Before you die, you could set ...