If you’ve done some reading on our blog already or have done your homework before reading this, you may already have a solid grasp on the benefits of comprehensive and quality estate planning. And at Family Estate Planning Law Group, we work to make sure each estate plan is customized to fit any given family’s needs. Sometimes, that involves specific types of trusts that fulfill certain functions.
For example, what if you or someone in your family has a dependent who needs persistent attention because of a physical, intellectual, or mental disability and they receive government assistance for income, health care, or housing? In that case, there needs to be a different legal mechanism to protect that assistance while also allowing them to receive estate assets. This takes the form of a special needs trust (SNT).
Parents of a child with special physical or developmental needs know that many of the simple, everyday functions we take for granted are more complicated for their children and come with associated costs to help them with their standard of living. This can be compounded by the child being unable to manage their own funds because of their condition.