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Actions prior to age sixty-five: Establish a First Party Special Needs Trust

A brief explanation of the advantages and operation of a First Party Special Needs Trust

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Special Needs TrustIf the amount of a gift, inheritance or personal injury award received by your child exceeds the resource limits for Supplemental Security Income or Medicaid, it will jeopardize his or her eligibility for those means-tested government benefits

Actions Prior to Age 18: Have Family Members Communicate and Coordinate Gifts to Your Child

To make the most of special needs planning: communication is the key

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Childrens Gifts Age 18An important task you can complete prior to the time your child turns eighteen is to have a candid conversation with your parents and sibling.  If they are disposed to make a significant gift to your child by Will or otherwise, you should ask them to coordinate their efforts and to make their large gifts to a Third Party Supplemental Needs Trust.

The President Signs the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act into Law

December 13, 2016 law allows mentally competent adults with a disability to establish their own special needs trust

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Special Needs Trust Fairness ActIn response to an outdated presumption in the law that all adults with a disability are not competent to handle their own affairs, the "Special Needs Trust Fairness Act” was signed into law on December 13, 2016.  The Act will insure that a mentally competent adult with a disability can establish his or her own special needs trust.  


Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act (HR 670) Amended

House of Representatives Bill Amended on September 20, 2016

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A first party supplemental needs trust allows a person with a disability limited access to resources without affecting his or her means-tested government benefits. It allows a person with a disability who has received, for example, an inheritance, an award of back benefits or a personal injury award to enjoy the bounty of the inheritance or award without jeopardizing the receipt or amount of those benefits. 
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