When you have a child who may require a lifetime of assistance and care, extra attention must be given to planning their future. Our Bay Area special needs planning lawyers work with parents every day to ensure their disabled children have necessary estate and transition plans in place for total peace of mind in this […]

As a Santa Clara special needs lawyer, I often receive questions about whether a disabled individual can continue to receive benefits after receiving an inheritance. The answer is that it really depends on the type of benefit that is being collected. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) SSDI is a government benefit that helps those with […]

The documentation that you and your lawyer create for your special needs planning in Santa Clara County will be quite detailed and will take an incredible amount into consideration, but it will likely not cover every possible concern or wish you may have for your child’s future care.  For that purpose, many parents work with […]

…And How May Seniors or People With Disabilities Benefit from One? When making decisions on care and insurance coverage for disabled and/or elderly loved ones, it’s easy to get lost in the myriad of choices and complicated regulations. With Medi-Cal there are income caps and asset limits, so individuals often do not qualify because their […]

If your child has been recently diagnosed with autism, you are probably feeling overwhelmed with this new direction your life has taken and inundated with information about how to care for your very special child. The good news is that there are a number of ways that the government and other organizations can help you. […]

For families with special needs individuals, ensuring the care for their loved ones once the caretakers are gone is of the utmost priority. The loss of specialized care and Medi-Cal or SSI benefits is a very real danger if proper special needs planning is not put in place, which is why Santa Clara special needs […]

In order to ensure proper use of funds, Santa Clara special needs planning lawyers help their clients choose a trustee.  This person is put in charge of the special needs trust, and instead of providing money directly to the beneficiary (the child with special needs), the trustee will usually pay directly from the trust to […]

Thanks to a new law passed in Congress last month, disabled individuals will no longer have to choose between saving a small nest egg for future care expenses or preserving long-term eligibility for low-income benefits such as Medi-Cal or Supplemental Social Security Insurance (SSI). Under the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, individuals with […]

Parenting isn’t always easy, and it’s even less so when your child has a disability.  We all have dreams of our children reaching full independence, but sometimes, this just isn’t possible.  Our children may have needs that go beyond what others require, special needs that demand specific planning in order to make sure that the […]

For parents with children with disabilities, whether minor or adult, it’s a good idea to take the extra step of meeting with a Bay Area special needs planning attorney.  This gives you the opportunity to set up the best possible scenario for your child if you are no longer able to provide care for him […]