What Is An Able Account And How Can It Help Protect Your SSI Check? – Begley Report
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA ABLE account is a new device available to the disability community that allows a disabled individual to have a limited bank account without risking eligibility for their means-tested public benefits. ABLE accounts can receive $19,000 per year in 2025 from all sources and are capped at the maximum…
PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AFTER WE ARE GONE – Begley Report
By: Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA Planning for children with special needs is extremely important, and often completely overlooked or done haphazardly. The problem is many of our children with disabilities will be unable to take care of themselves after we are gone. As long as we are living, we will do everything necessary…
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…
SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING – PART 3
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA [Here are links to Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 4] Features of a Special Needs Trust Enriches Our Child’s Life. By establishing the Special Needs Trust, the funds in the trust can be used to enrich the child’s life while at the same time maintaining important…