USING SELF-SETTLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS TO PROTECT PUBLIC BENEFITS – Begley Report
Many public benefits available to persons with disabilities, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, place limits on income and certain types of assets. Exceeding such limits can lead individuals to lose some or all of their benefits. Individuals receiving SSI are limited to $2,000 of assets. For many individuals, their Medicaid is linked…
The Impact Of Fundraisers On Beneficiaries With Disabilities – Begley Report
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA CRISIS AND KINDNESS In times of crisis, people often show just how caring humanity can be. Major humanitarian relief efforts respond to large-scale natural and unnatural disasters. Strangers donate time and money to individuals injured in tragic accidents. Often, the first instinct when you learn that someone is hurt…
NAMING YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST AS BENEFICIARY OF YOUR MILITARY PENSION
by Adam Cohen, Esquire For active and retire service members, pay of all benefits generally stops upon the service member’s death. However, Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is an additional benefit which provides monthly, cost-of-living-adjusted income to certain members of the service member’s family. The SBP is a program which service members may elect to participate…
HOW TO PAY FOR CARE FOR SPOUSES OR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN A FAMILY LAW SETTING
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA Levels of Care Frequently, in divorce situations one spouse has a disability or the couple has a disabled child who requires some form of care on a long-term basis. There are generally four types of care: Home Care. Either an outside provider comes to the home and…