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Principled Advocacy For Families And Individuals With Disabilities And The Professionals Who Serve Them
Those with more assets than they need for retirement may start worrying about the financial implications of their property. When someone with substantial personal property dies, their executor and beneficiaries may need to pay estate or inheritance taxes. Having a lot...
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and as such, now is a good time to talk about estate planning and how a degenerative neurological condition could affect you or someone you love in the future. Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other dementias, are serious...
As someone who is disabled or who cares for a disabled loved one, you know how important it is to take steps to ensure continued eligibility for Medicaid and other government benefits. One way in which you may be able to put any assets that you have aside is by...
The attorneys and professionals at Monahan Law Group encounter complex issues relating to mental health literally every day, in many different contexts. As a consequence, it is tempting to look beyond general "awareness" of mental health and focus attention on the...
Estate taxes can have a profound negative impact on what you can leave behind for the people you love after your death. In Illinois, those with substantial assets are subject to not just federal estate taxes but also Illinois state estate taxes. In fact, more people...
If you have an adult child with Down syndrome, you will want to make sure that they have all of the support and care that they need for the rest of their lives, even when you are no longer here to look after them. While this can be a difficult thing to address, it can...
Medical care is quite costly nowadays. Many individuals rely heavily on their Medicaid benefits to cover their medical costs -- especially when they need long-term care. You wouldn't want to do anything to put your access to those benefits in jeopardy, would you?...
When you have a disabled child, you want to do everything you can to protect them. That can be fairly easy, as you’re the main buffer between them and the rest of the world. Your ability to be that buffer ends, however, when your child turns 18. At that point, if you...
Your parent is aging, and the signs that they're having problems handling their own affairs. You've offered to take over some of the more complicated tasks, but you need their power of attorney to do it. Your parent refuses to sign. Is guardianship the next step? It...
Picking a guardian for a child with special needs gives you some peace of mind. You know that you will likely outlive your child, but your child will still need some level of assistance after you are gone. The guardian you chose will be there to provide that...
