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In certain circumstances the Social Security Administration will fast-track a disability benefits application through a process known as Compassionate Allowances, usually because the applicant [...]

The Americans with Disabilities Act, commonly known as the ADA, is considered one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation for people with disabilities.  This is how it [...]

Once you begin to understand how the gift tax system really works, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that most people can fund a special needs trust for a person with disabilities with [...]

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) recently introduced the Disability Integration Act of 2015 (DIA) in the U.S. Senate.  If passed, the bill would require states and health insurers to [...]

Maryland’s highest court concludes that a juvenile court had the statutory authority to order the state to continue to provide full-time nursing services to a young adult with severe [...]

In a case argued by elder law attorney William J. Browning, an Ohio appeals court upholds the state's decision to count the assets in a fully discretionary supplemental needs trust against a [...]

My daughter's first-party special needs trust was paying for [...]

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has just released a new Program Operations Manual System (POMS) section governing the agency's treatment of ABLE accounts for Supplemental Security [...]

If you transfer assets within five years of applying for Medicaid, you will likely be subject to a period of ineligibility. There is an exception, however, if enforcing the penalty [...]

Do you want to use your IRA to help a charity, but also benefit your heirs? Instead of leaving your IRA directly to your children, you can leave it to a charitable remainder unitrust [...]