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A Comparison Between First and Third Party Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Act

ABLE Program Launched in MA: The Attainable Savings Plan?

Advice and Guidance for the Financial Planner Advising Parents of Children with Life Long Disabilities

Attorney Anne Grenier to Participate in Multiple Disability Advocacy Events This Spring

Attorney Fred Misilo Presented at Riverview School’s Transition Weekend

Attorney Frederick M. Misilo Named Worcester Business Journal Champions of Healthcare

BOOKLET: Coming of Age

BOOKLET: Special Needs Trust Management

Common Pitfalls in Administering a 3rd Party Funded Supplemental Needs Trust or OBRA ‘93 Special Needs Trusts

Congress Ends “Apply and Suspend” Strategy to Maximize SSA Benefits

Congress Passes Legislation That Will Enable Military Members to Name Special Needs Trusts as Beneficiaries of a Survivor Benefit Plan

Continued Eligibility for Medicaid for a Disabled Adult Child When a Parent Retires or Dies

Creating a Real Home for a Family Member with a Disability: Top Ten Tips

DDS Application and Appeals Process: Getting to Eligibility

Department of Developmental Services (“DDS”)

Disability Advocates Breathed a Sigh of Relief as the American Health Care Act was Pulled from a Vote on Friday, March 25, 2017

Disability Advocates Prepare for Multiple Attacks on Lifeline Services

Documents Your Child Should Sign Before Leaving for College

Equal Opportunities in School Sports for Students with Disabilities

Estate Planning for the Adult Child Who Acts Out, Has Addictions, or Is Otherwise Challenged

Fletcher Tilton Attorney to Present at Upcoming Profound Autism Summit

Fred Misilo Elected as Chair of The Arc US Foundation’s Board of Directors, Leading National Disability Rights Organization

Future Planning for Adults with Disabilites and the Families that Support Them

Gift Cards and Gift Certificates – Legal Prohibition?

Government Benefits for Persons Who Are Disabled

Guardianship and Alternatives

How Grandparents Can Help When An Adult Child Has a Child with Special Needs

How to Apply for SSI Money If You or Your Child Has a Disability

How Work Affects SSI, SSDI and CDB Eligibility

Impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA)Will Have on Special Needs Planning

Income Tax Deductions, Exemptions and Credits that May Be Available When Providing for a Special Needs Dependent

Independent Living for a Family Member with a Lifelong Disability

Integrating Futures Planning, Estate Planning and Legal Protections for Persons with Disabilities: A Primer

Intellectual Disability Policy as Developed, Expressed, and Evaluated in AAIDD/The Arc Joint Statements: The Role of Organization Position Statements

Introduction to Government Benefits

Introduction to Social Security Benefits Available to Persons with Disabilities

Issues When a Party in a Divorce Has a Disability or Has a Child With a Disability

Life Planning Document Worksheet

Lifelong Planning for Families with a Member With Long-Term Disabilities

Memo to Parents Concerning First Party OBRA ‘93 Special Needs Trusts

Memo to Trustees of OBRA ’93 Supplemental Needs Trusts

Military Child Protection Act Enables Military Members to Name Special Needs Trusts as Beneficiaries of a Survivor Benefit Plan

OBRA `93 Changes in Medicaid Transfer of Asset Rules

Payback and Termination of an OBRA ‘93 Trust

Personal Injury Settlements: Planning Considerations for Persons with Disabilities

Post-Emancipation Support Available Only If Adult Child Is Under Guardianship

Preparing a Life-Planning Document for Your Disabled Family Member

Siblings Role in Managing a Special Needs Trust

Social Security and Rep Payees

Special Ed & Middle School: Tips for Parents

Special Needs Planning and Life Insurance

Special Needs Planning for Extended Family Members

Special Needs Trust as Distributee of an IRA or Retirement Plan

Special Needs Trust Expenditures Can Include, But Are Not Limited To:

Special Needs Trust Helps Ensure Support, Care

Supplemental Needs Trusts and Nursing Home Planning: The Intersection of Elder Law Planning and Special Needs Law Planning

The ABLE Act – An Overview

The Importance of Incorporating Beneficiary Designations into an Estate Plan

Thinking Beyond Special Needs Trusts

Understanding Special Needs Planning

Using ABLE Accounts to Avoid a One Third Loss in SSI

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