by awarner | Dec 3, 2018 | ABLE Accounts, Medicaid, Medicare, Settlement Planning, special needs planning, Special Needs Trust, SSA, SSI, Trust
When personal injury lawsuits are settled, the underlying settlement figure may be less than initially meets the eye due to the deduction of attorneys’ fees, expenses and other costs. To ensure the resulting settlement best protects the plaintiff’s long-term...
by awarner | Oct 22, 2018 | ABLE Accounts, Medicaid, special needs planning, SSA, SSI
ABLE accounts, new tax-free saving accounts for people with disabilities, hold great promise for special needs planning. But among the many questions surrounding ABLE plans is who can open accounts? Only the person with a disability? Parents? Other relatives?...