by SNLGAdmin | Mar 19, 2020 | Announcements, Current Affairs, Parenting, Special Needs, Special Needs Planning
We recognize that our prospective clients, current clients, beneficiaries and their families may be more anxious than usual. COVID-19 is impacting our special needs community more profoundly than any other. Not only do we need to worry about the virus itself, but also...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 28, 2019 | Current Affairs, Special Needs Planning
On Friday, January 25, 2019, the President signed into law the IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7217), which among other things extends the Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) program for three months. Three months may not seem like much, but here is the larger story. Since...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 5, 2019 | Special Needs Planning, Television
M-O-Mom If you haven’t seen the prime time television show Speechless (Fridays 8:30pm Eastern|7:30 Central), it is a wonderful show about a family of five where one of the children has cerebral palsy. He is JJ DiMeo, uses a wheelchair and doesn’t speak, but is not...
by Special Needs Law Group | Dec 27, 2018 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
$15,000 … or maybe more The deadline for making a 2018 contribution to someone’s ABLE Account is fast approaching: Monday, December 31, 2018. In case you don’t already know, an ABLE Account can be a very useful supplement, or in some cases alternative, to a...
by Special Needs Law Group | Dec 19, 2018 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
Tidy up your estate and financial planning for the new year! Herewith a few things to think about as New Year’s resolutions to get done in January, and a few to get done before the end of 2018. Review your estate plan. Check over who you have listed as health care...
by Special Needs Law Group | Oct 12, 2018 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
I hate to post such upsetting news, but bad people are part of the world we live in. We can't let them paralyze us and cause us to trust no one, for then they "win" by ruining our lives. But it is a reminder that reasonable prudence is the order of the...
