Families who have a loved one with a disability, receiving SSI income or has special needs should pay particular attention to their estate plan. When developing a Special or Supplemental Needs Trust, it is important to keep needs based governmental benefits in mind. Standard trusts often can cause an individual from becoming ineligible to receive […]
Effective September 1, 2016 DHS Will Now Treat a Home in a Revocable Trust as a Countable Asset: This could mean that current residents will lose Medicaid benefits. On September 1, 2016, DHS changed the rules about how it treats assets in a Revocable Trust. As a result, more applicants will be denied benefits. […]
Does your dog need a Trust? Should you tell your Cat? To some this may seem a bit silly, but for many of us we want to insure that are pets are cared for after we are gone. One of the obstacles would-be caregivers face are the expenses associated with keeping an animal happy and […]