[PDF] Special Needs Trusts Handbook eBook

Author : Barbara D. Jackins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Estate planning
ISBN : 0595331068

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The Special Needs Trust Administration Manual is an invaluable guide for anyone who is managing a Special Needs Trust for a person with disabilities. in guiding trustees through the complicated rules of Special Needs Trusts. In clear and easy to understand language, the authors explain how a trustee can use trust funds to meet the financial needs of a person with disabilities while complying with the complex rules of government benefit programs. The Special Needs Trust Administration Manual covers a multitude of topics, including what trustees need to know about: who wants to know more about disability trusts and public benefits.

Author : Thomas D. Begley (Jr.)
Publisher : Aspen Pub
Page : 1156 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 2008-05-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780735572881

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Special Needs Trusts Handbook is the single-volume, comprehensive resource that enables you to handle the complex requirements of drafting and administering trusts for clients who are mentally or physically disabled, or who wish to provide for others with disabilities. This one-of-a-kind reference enables you to determine which trust is appropriate, how to draft each trust to cover specific issues, and how to administer each trust - making certain that your client maintains public benefits while still receiving funds from the trust. An emerging new field for most practitioners, the area of special needs trusts requires a single, reliable reference. Special Needs Trusts Handbook fills that need completely, including forms on bonus CD-ROM. You gain instant access to: Clear analysis of all aspects of special needs trusts Instructions and practice tips on how to define and meet each clientand’s needs Practical tools for properly administering special needs trusts Step-by-step guidance on what needs to be done, when, why, and by whom All the advice you need to coordinate the benefits and needs of the incapacitated Help in determining if your state is an SSI state, non-SSI state, 209(b) stateand—and more! A full understanding of the two types of special needs trusts and—third-party and self-settled Complete coverage of structured settlements Clarification of the various public benefits programs, including Medicaid, Section 8 Housing, Social Security, Medicare, and more Analysis and guidance regarding tax provisions Numerous examples to illustrate reliable solutions to key problems Extensive guidance on drafting various instruments A single, time-saving resource that eliminates the need to search across numerous references whenever a new question arises

Author : Barbara D. Jackins
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2020
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : 9780998814216

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For Massachusetts residents, check out LEGAL PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Same great information written for MA programs. Managing a Special Needs Trust 2020 EDITION includes updates on: * Housing: How an ABLE account can be used to pay for housing expenses without reducing SSI benefits* Vacations: New SSI rules allow trust payment of vacation expenses for family members who travel with the beneficiary* A new financial product-the True Link card--allows the beneficiary to have spending money without reducing SSI benefits. As well as all the details you've come to expect in this comprehensive guideMANAGING A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST: A GUIDE FOR TRUSTEES covers many topics you need to know, including: * What trustees need to know about public benefit programs such as SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid* Taxes and special needs trusts* Payment of recreation, transportation, and medical costs* Housing subsidies * Trustee dutiesBy reading MANAGING A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST, you will learn how a trustee can use trust funds to meet the financial needs of a person with disabilities and still comply with the complex rules of government benefit programs. THIS UPDATED BOOK IS RELEVANT TO ALL 50 STATES. While earlier editions were focused on Massachusetts' laws and procedures, this book applies to all states-the book covers uniform statues that have been adopted in most states. It also provides information on the rules of most major federal benefit programs that provide cash, medical benefits and housing subsidies to people with disabilities. MANAGING A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST: A GUIDE FOR TRUSTEES is an invaluable resource for anyone who is managing a special needs trust.

Author : Kevin Urbatsch
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2011-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 146206051X

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In Administering the California Special Needs Trust, author Kevin Urbatsch presents a guide for anyone assigned the duty of managing a Special Needs Trust for a person with a disability. Though geared toward those who never have administered a trust, it also provides sophisticated answers for experienced trustees concerning some of the unique responsibilities a trustee of a special needs trust will encounter. Urbatsch, a California attorney who has years of experience in assisting trustees to manage special needs trusts, has written extensively for both attorneys and families on how best to establish a special needs trust. Administering the Special Needs Trust addresses specific California issues that a special needs trust trustee encounters daily. In a question-and-answer format, it addresses how to - avoid the most common mistakes made by SNT trustees; - understand the type of public benefits available for California persons with disabilities; - learn how SNT disbursements will affect these public benefits; - best pay for a person with a disability's housing, caregiver costs, transportation, and related expenses; - handle SNT investments, accountings, and taxes; - terminate the SNT. With checklists, form documents, and law summaries included, Administering the Special Needs Trust contains a wide range of information for those charged with the responsibility of managing a special needs trust for people with disabilities.

Author : Edward L. Perkins
Publisher : Pbi Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Family trusts
ISBN : 9781578042203

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This book contains all the information you need to know to guide you through the difficult process of creating a special needs trust. Includes information on disability programs, health insurance programs, SSI/MA benefits, drafting tips, and more. A step-by-step checklist tells you where to go, what to do, and what to take into consideration to set up a special needs trust. Also includes electronic download of the book in PDF format and sample forms.

Author : Kevin Urbatsch
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 34,44 MB
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 1532001738

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Administering a special needs trust (SNT) is a very important job, which often has a profound impact on the life of persons with disabilities. In most cases, the SNT trustee is providing the beneficiary goods and services that improve their quality of life. In some cases, the SNT trustee may be the only person looking to the beneficiarys welfare. Thus, the role of SNT trustee is often a more substantial role than in many other types of trusteeships. The great SNT trustee is a solid financial manager, accountant, record keeper, legal counselor, public benefits advisor, social worker, housing coordinator, civil rights advocate, guardian, and life coach. This is why author Kevin Urbatsch published his book titled Administering the California Special Needs Trust. It has been five years since the book was published. The reception for it far exceeded expectations. There have been excellent reviews of how it has helped SNT trustees, beneficiaries, their families, and professionals who advise persons with disabilities. After reviewing the book, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) flew Kevin to Washington D.C. to present to federal government bank auditors on what to look for when auditing corporate trustees when banks administer special needs trusts. Other than the numbers that change each year, like SSI or SSDI, the balance of the book was current and up-to-date. However, there were some subjects that were missing in the book plus a couple of big changes that occurred since publication, including the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act that provide excellent new tools for the SNT trustee. Kevin recruited several of his professional colleagues to assist in preparing this Second Edition of the book including Michele Fuller, Robert Nuddleman, Herb Thomas, Courtney Kosnik, Scott MacDonald, and Daniel Cutter. With their assistance, Kevin added the following new chapters to the book Paying Caregivers, Paying Trustees Fees, Understanding and Utilizing ABLE Accounts, and Protecting the SNT Trustee. Kevin was also able to update and revise the information in the balance of the book and provide additional forms to make the job of being an SNT trustee safer and more efficient. With the checklists, form documents and law summaries included, Administering the Special Needs Trust contains a wide range of information for those charged with the responsibility of managing an SNT for persons with disabilities.