Special Needs Trusts

New Form Approving Special Needs Trust Accounting

Recently we received a document we haven't seen before which informs Medicaid recipients that their special needs trust accounting was…

9 months ago

Special Needs Alliance publishes new Disability Handbook

Recently the Special Needs Alliance published a new handbook for individuals with disabilities and their advocates. The SNA states: "The…

11 months ago

Sometimes You Must Say No

Sometimes you just have to say No "No" isn't a four-letter word. Saying "no" isn't necessarily bad and you shouldn't…

1 year ago

IRS says “Wait a Minute” on Stepping-up Basis for Assets in Irrevocable Trust

Until recently, the IRS has said little (if anything) regarding whether assets the beneficiary of an irrevocable trust receives get…

2 years ago

Approving Settlements for Minors

In April, 2022, we reported that HB 620 altered how settlements for minors can be approved under O.C.G.A. ยง 29-3-3,…

2 years ago

Elder Law Mishmash June 2023

The following is a mishmash of information on various Elder Law, Special Needs Law, and Estate Planning issues. It also…

2 years ago

Court Cannot Substitute its Judgment for SNT Trustee’s Judgment as long as the Trustee Act Within Proper Limits

In McGee v. State Dep't of Health Care Servs., 2023 Ca. App. LEXIS 409 (Cal. Ct. App., 3d Dist. 5/24/2023),…

2 years ago

State’s contigent interest in pooled trust sub-account ends when master trust retains funds, not when it uses them

In the Matter of the Medical Assistance Pooled Special Needs Trust of Scott Hewitt (Iowa 2023), the State Medicaid agency…

2 years ago

Excel File Was Evidence of Advancement

Gregory Hall created a trust for his children. He also made gifts to his children prior to his death, including…

2 years ago

Are Pooled Special Needs Trusts Subject to SEC Regulation?

On March 24, 2023, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled in Securities and Exchange…

2 years ago