by Annette Hines | Nov 15, 2022 | Estate Planning, General Interest
If you’ve already created a revocable trust, congratulations—that means you’ve taken steps to protect the people important to you and eliminated concerns they may have about what will happen when you’re gone. A recent article, “3 Things to Consider when Naming...
by Annette Hines | Nov 4, 2022 | Estate Planning, General Interest, Parenting, Special Needs Planning
Many people delay the conversation or thoughts of having to prepare a will. Confronting the possibility of one’s death is not easy. However, as the recent death of actor Anne Heche shows us, not having a will can place a significant burden on your children and cause...
by Annette Hines | Aug 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Events, General Interest
At Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, we’re celebrating 10 years of service in the disability community as a law firm solely dedicated to offering specialized legal services to families with disabilities. The creation of our law group in July 2012 was...
by Annette Hines | Aug 17, 2022 | Elder Law, General Interest
In August, it was discovered that nearly $1 million in SNAP benefits and $250,000 in DTA (Department of Transitional Assistance) cash benefits have been stolen from approximately 2,000 Massachusetts households primarily in the Brockton, Quincy, Boston area. The...
by Annette Hines | Aug 1, 2022 | Autism, General Interest, Parenting
Guest Article By Diane Gould, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Behavior Analyst Have you ever met a child who did not fit into one of the diagnostic categories we use for struggling kids? Maybe you have one of those. The child may fit some of the...
by Annette Hines | Jun 10, 2022 | General Interest, Parenting
Happy Father’s Day from a Survivor Father’s Day should be the positive of days for dads throughout the year. Better than birthdays. Better than Christmas. Even better than your family vacation. All the attention of your family goes into this day. And for your...