by Special Needs Family Services | Jun 13, 2023
Guardianship or conservatorship documents are not easy to obtain and can take months to finalize, warns the article “Possible Guardianship Or Conservatorship in Your Future? Plan Ahead With A Durable Power of Attorney” from Idaho Senior Independent. However, there is... 
by Special Needs Family Services | May 26, 2023
The AARP recently updated their report, “Valuing the Invaluable” to account for the undervalued cost of family caregiving activities that accounted for an estimated 36 billion caregiving hours that they calculate as being worth $600 billion in 2021. Caregiving is... 
by Special Needs Family Services | May 22, 2023
Forbes’ recent article entitled “How To Be An Effective Trustee” provides some great best practices for those asked to be a trustee. Serving as the trustee of a special needs trust is a particularly difficult job, and from the onset, it is important to understand that... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Apr 14, 2023
Many parents and families planning for the care of their loved one with special needs will consider setting up a special needs trust. (Special needs trusts are also often referred to as supplemental needs trusts and SNTs). These trusts allow assets to be left to a... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Apr 7, 2023
In certain situations, beneficiaries of programs like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid may be at risk of losing their benefits. For example, if they come into an inheritance or receive money in their own names from an accident settlement, their income...