Special Needs Trusts

Where is your son going to live when he can no longer live with you? Will he move in with a sibling? Or into a group home? Who will make the decision? Who will monitor the care he receives? It's...

In almost all cases where a parent will leave funds at death to a child with special needs, this should be done in the form of a trust. Trusts set up for the care of a child with special needs...

Americans are living longer than they did in years past, especially those with special needs. According to one count, 480,000 adults with mental retardation are living with parents who are 60 or older.  When these parents can no longer care...

As with almost every other issue in this year's presidential campaign, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain differ when it comes to their plans for helping people with special needs. We have attempted to give the best possible summary...

Special Needs Answers co-founder Vincent J. Russo was a featured speaker at a recent conference on special needs trusts hosted by the Stetson University College of Law.

When it comes to child care the military generally tries to help families with special needs in a variety of ways.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that questions just how much money a state can actually recover when it comes time to collect its Medicaid lien on a personal injury award.

In the wake of the shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama put forth a comprehensive plan to address gun violence that includes proposals to address mental health issues, including a substantial expansion of services for children and teenagers with...

One question that typically comes up when an attorney is drafting a special needs trust for a beneficiary whose disability may end at some point is whether the attorney can write a clause into the special needs trust stating that...