Complimentary Initial Consultation
- Discuss abilities and needs of your loved one with special needs
- Identify your primary concerns, objectives, address questions
- Define roles of Guardians, Conservators, Trustees, etc
- Review Current Legal Documents
- Provide Course of Action
Planning Process
- You will receive:
- Life Planning Data forms
- Letter of Intent forms
- Schedule Meeting with family, care givers and advisors
- The purpose of this meeting is to review the provided information, ask, and answer additional questions
- Contact other involved family members and/or friends: Grandparents, Siblings, Aunts and Uncles, etc to explain process and obtain their legal documents for review.
- Prepare plan including drafts of legal documents (includes codicils and amendments for all family members involved)
- Legal Documents: Special Needs Trust, Wills, Family Trust, Living Will, Powers of Attorney for Healthcare, Mental Health, and Legal and Financial issues
- Present/Finalize/Implement your plan
- Steps after signing legal documents:
- Obtain Tax ID# for the Special Needs Trust
- Change Beneficiaries: Life Insurance, Pensions, Annuities, etc
- Confirm other family members have signed codicils/amendments
- Review plan and administration of Special Needs Trust
Additional Services
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Filing
- Government Benefits
- Assistance regarding eligibility and other issues related to Social Security, Medicaid.
- Divorced or Separated Parents
- If agreed to by parents working together, an additional Special Needs Trust is included
- Medicaid Payback if person with special needs under age 65 has assets in their name (gifts, inheritance, structured settlements)
- Miller Trust (Medicaid Qualified Income Trust) if person with special needs income causes ineligibility for Medicaid
- ABLE Act Accounts & SNT Fairness Act Information and Assistance
*Fees are typically tax deductible, consult your tax advisor. We accept all major credit cards