Many families with disabled members feel the crucial need to ensure their wellbeing even after they're gone. Informal plans like relying on siblings to share...
At Surprenant & Beneski, P.C., our estate planning attorneys know that if someone you love has special needs, you also face special challenges. Our practice has extensive experience helping clients like you assist close family members in their struggles to lead productive, secure, and fulfilling lives. One of the estate planning...
If your family has a member with special needs, not taking the time to prepare for their future with an updated estate plan can have devastating consequences. Today is the time to contact a well-respected estate planning attorney and take steps to secure the future of your most vulnerable relative,...
Linda Williams doesn't make dinner reservations the way most of us do.
She makes a point to ask others about their accessibility needs first. The clinical psychologist and founder and CEO of Invisible Disability Project knows
more than 1 in 4 U.S. adults have some kind...
Margaret and Sam have always taken care of their daughter, Elizabeth. She is 45, has never worked, and has never left home. She is developmentally disabled and receives SSI (Supplemental Security Income). They have always worried about who would take care of her after they die. Some years ago, Sam was diagnosed...
Providing the best quality of life requires informed decisions.
Harry and Sally’s son Bill has autism and is 21 years old. Bill lives with his parents and the couple is concerned about his welfare after they die. Harry and Sally always thought Bill would live with his sister Joan;...
I have a 31-year-old adult son with special needs. I am 73 years old and plan on moving back to New York and buying a home after I sell my current home in California.
I want...
A new year is upon us, and with it comes a host of New Year’s resolutions. A Neilson.com survey found that the top goals for the new year included: 1) staying fit and healthy, 2) losing weight, 3) enjoying life to the fullest, 4) spending less, saving more, 5) spending more time...
It is often a long, drawn-out process to get your adult special needs child to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), MassHealth (Medicaid) benefits, food stamps, and housing subsidies she or he deserves. You should be aware that, unless you have a reputable special needs attorney establish a legally binding special needs...
Margaret and Sam have always taken care of their daughter, Elizabeth. She is 45, has never worked, and has never left home. She is “developmentally disabled” and receives SSI (Supplemental Security Income). They have always worried about who would take care of her after they die. Some years ago, Sam was diagnosed...
