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A once-popular estate planning tool may now cost families more in taxes than it saves. Changes in the estate tax have made the "bypass trust" a less appealing option for many families.

What is the best book to buy to help with the administration of a special needs trust?

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that lower courts erred in denying a grandfather's request to intervene as an interested person seeking to limit his granddaughter's [...]

Almost all state Medicaid programs will cover some assisted living costs, although there may be a waiting list.

Can a special needs trust have more than one trustee at a time?

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the state, ruling that Indiana may have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act with a [...]

There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the Social Security system. Here are four common myths and the truth about how Social Security works and its future prospects.

The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased slightly to $92,378 a year, up 1.24 percent from 2015, according to Genworth's 2016 Cost of Care survey, [...]

My special needs trust refers to someone called a settlor but my friend's trust has a grantor.  Are these roles different?

At ASNP's Annual Meeting, Oregon attorney Melanie Marmion gave a helpful primer about the relationship between special needs trusts and retirement benefits.