Category: Special Needs

August 27, 2025

2025 ASNP Conference: Collaborative Special Needs Planning

August 7, 2025

WEBINAR: Communal Real Estate Ownership for Families of Persons with Disabilities

July 17, 2025

How to Complete the Annual Care Plan Report, MPC Form 821

March 12, 2025

Fletcher Tilton Attorney to Present at Upcoming Profound Autism Summit

March 11, 2025

Attorney Fred Misilo Presented at Riverview School’s Transition Weekend

March 10, 2025

BOOKLET: Special Needs Trust Management

February 5, 2025

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

December 17, 2024

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

December 17, 2024

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

December 17, 2024

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

December 17, 2024

Special Ed & Middle School: Tips for Parents

December 17, 2024

The ABLE Act – An Overview

December 16, 2024

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

December 16, 2024

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

December 11, 2024

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

November 18, 2024

Equal Opportunities in School Sports for Students with Disabilities

November 14, 2024

Payback and Termination of an OBRA ‘93 Trust

November 5, 2024

Special Needs Trust as Distributee of an IRA or Retirement Plan

October 18, 2024

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

October 17, 2024

Department of Developmental Services (“DDS”)

October 14, 2024

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

May 17, 2024

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

February 20, 2024

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

February 2, 2024

Introduction to Government Benefits

February 2, 2024

Independent Living for a Family Member with a Lifelong Disability

February 2, 2024

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

January 9, 2024

Documents Your Child Should Sign Before Leaving for College

January 9, 2024

The Importance of Incorporating Beneficiary Designations into an Estate Plan

January 9, 2024

ABLE Program Launched in MA: The Attainable Savings Plan?

January 9, 2024

Gift Cards and Gift Certificates – Legal Prohibition?

January 9, 2024

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

May 5, 2021

Life Planning Document Worksheet

March 23, 2021

How Work Affects SSI, SSDI and CDB Eligibility

March 16, 2021

Using ABLE Accounts to Avoid a One Third Loss in SSI

November 13, 2020

DDS Application and Appeals Process: Getting to Eligibility

October 26, 2020

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

September 2, 2020

Guardianship and Alternatives

March 3, 2020

Government Benefits for Persons Who Are Disabled

February 28, 2020

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

January 9, 2020

Worried About Losing Your Home to the Costs of Long-Term Care?

October 1, 2019

Understanding Special Needs Planning

August 11, 2019

Thinking Beyond Special Needs Trusts

August 11, 2019

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

August 11, 2019

Personal Injury Settlements: Planning Considerations for Persons with Disabilities

August 11, 2019

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

August 11, 2019

Special Needs Planning for Extended Family Members

August 11, 2019

Special Needs Planning and Life Insurance

August 11, 2019

Preparing a Life-Planning Document for Your Disabled Family Member

August 11, 2019

OBRA `93 Changes in Medicaid Transfer of Asset Rules

August 11, 2019

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

July 30, 2019

Memo to Trustees of OBRA ’93 Supplemental Needs Trusts

July 30, 2019

Introduction to Social Security Benefits Available to Persons with Disabilities

July 30, 2019

Special Needs Trust Helps Ensure Support, Care

July 30, 2019

Siblings Role in Managing a Special Needs Trust

July 30, 2019

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

July 30, 2019

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

July 30, 2019

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

July 30, 2019

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

July 29, 2019

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

July 29, 2019

Disability Advocates Prepare for Multiple Attacks on Lifeline Services

July 29, 2019

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

July 18, 2019

Social Security and Rep Payees

September 1, 2018

BOOKLET: Coming of Age

September 4, 2017

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