What Happens When My Special Needs Child Turns 18?
July 16, 2025
Turning 18 is a major milestone – especially for children with disabilities – because it triggers critical changes in legal rights and parental responsibilities.
When Should Special Needs Planning Start?
July 7, 2025
Special needs planning should begin as early as possible—long before a child reaches adulthood—to ensure lifelong care, financial security and legal protection.
Why Is a Special Needs Trust Important for Your Child’s Future?
November 7, 2024
Learn how a special needs trust can protect your child’s benefits, while providing long-term financial security.
Can You Support a Child with Special Needs?
April 30, 2024
Families that include individuals with special needs require planning to secure their loved ones’ security in the future, both in legal and financial terms. There’s usually no expectation of the child becoming an independent adult, so careful planning is needed, as advised in the recent article “Financial Planning for Families with Disabilities” from Wealth Management. Many families neglect planning for their retirement, focusing all their resources on developing a plan for their disabled child. However, retirement and their child’s future need to be secured, which is where an estate planning attorney can help. In 2014, Congress created The Achieving a…
Essential Estate Planning Considerations for Minor Children
December 22, 2023
It is paramount for parents to have an estate plan that not only takes care of their personal and financial matters but also addresses the well-being of their minor child or children. Delving into estate planning considerations can be overwhelming, especially when young children are involved. This guide will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of estate planning for minors. Estate Planning: Why Is It Essential for Parents with Young Children? Estate planning for parents with young children involves setting up mechanisms to ensure that, in the event both parents pass away, their children will…
Should Each Child Get Equal Inheritance?
January 13, 2023
Equally sharing the wealth among the children isn’t always fair, such as when one sibling is the primary caretaker, or another is already wealthy.
Why Do I Need a Will?
August 10, 2022
There’s always plenty of time to get your affairs in order, until you get run over by a cement truck.
Can You Refuse an Inheritance?
December 15, 2021
What happens if you are named an heir in an estate but you don’t want it? Does it go the person’s children if you reject the inheritance?
What Happens to My Home If I Leave It to a Medicaid Recipient in My Will?
August 27, 2021
My daughter is on Medicaid. If I give her my home in my will, what will happen to her benefits?
How Do You Divide Inheritance among Children?
July 21, 2021
First, before making a gift or bequest outright to your youngest son, consider whether now or in the future he will possibly be eligible for governmental assistance based on his disability and his own assets.