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Principled Advocacy For Families And Individuals With Disabilities And The Professionals Who Serve Them
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...
You’re young, but you’re often away on business and in situations where there’s a potential for plane crashes, car crashes and travel-related illnesses. You know that something could go wrong, and you want to have someone there to take care of your estate if you pass...
You know that your parent lives a complicated life. Maybe they’re alone after a divorce or the death of your other parent, and they have a lot of things they need to handle on their own. How do you know if a power of attorney would be beneficial? Remember, a power of...
There are a variety of reasons why individuals set up trusts. Many use them as an asset protection tool to avoid the probate process or minimize their tax obligations. Countless others do so to preserve their loved one's eligibility for government benefits such as...
You have the right to create your estate plan as you see fit. Yet, sometimes people may try to challenge your decision once you have died. Using a trust is one way of preventing them from doing so. If you have a child with special needs, you may decide they need more...
When you create wealth, you typically pay tax on it at the time. Yet, if you are not careful, you could end paying tax twice: once when you earn the income and again when you leave it to your family. You may need to reduce your estate's value to keep it beneath the...
