Estate Planning for Persons with Special Needs

Certain situations require specific plans. A great planning tool that can be used for individuals, families and loved ones with a disability is a Special Needs Trust (SNT). Which, according to the Social Security Administration, disability is defined as “the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s) which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.” The Special Needs Trust is arranged so the individual with the disability is...

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