PARENTS’ ESTATE PLANNING FOR PERSONAL INJURY VICTIMS
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Personal injury victims frequently receive means-tested public benefits. They often establish Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts (SSSNTs) to hold the personal injury settlement, so that the settlement does not interfere with public benefits eligibility. However, it is important that parents not leave these children with disabilities monies as part of…
WHAT BLENDED FAMILIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING – Begley Report
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA What Are Blended Families? Blended families take several forms: Married couples in which one or both spouses have children from a previous marriage. Families with children who are in second or subsequent marriages and who have children from previous marriages. Families with children whose spouses have children from previous…
Tools for Meeting Life’s Challenges Seminar
Thomas D. Begley Jr. of Begley Law Group will be presenting at the 2017 Tools for Meeting Life’s Challenges Seminar on November 18th. A free informational seminar on the critical medical, legal, nursing and funding issues that face the families if children with cerebral palsy or catastrophic physical disabilities. Sheet Metal Workers Local Union…
MODIFYING AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Introduction Frequently, clients have established irrevocable trusts that they would like to modify or terminate. Historically, in New Jersey this has meant that a court order was required. This was a somewhat time-consuming and expensive process for the clients and the adoption by New Jersey of the Uniform Trust…