by Christine Brown | Jul 28, 2017 | Disability Insurance, Inheritance, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts |
As a Los Angeles County special needs lawyer, I often receive questions about whether a disabled individual can continue to receive benefits after receiving an inheritance. The answer is that it really depends on the type of benefit that is being collected. Social...
by Christine Brown | Dec 22, 2016 | Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts |
…And How May Seniors or People With Disabilities Benefit from One? When making decisions on care and insurance coverage for disabled and/or elderly loved ones, it’s easy to get lost in the myriad of choices and complicated regulations. With Medicare and Medi-Cal...
by Christine Brown | Nov 17, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Special Needs Trusts |
If your child has been recently diagnosed with autism, you are probably feeling overwhelmed with this new direction your life has taken and inundated with information about how to care for your very special child. The good news is that there are a number of ways that...
by Christine Brown | Sep 15, 2016 | Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts |
For families with special needs individuals, ensuring the care for their loved ones once the caretakers are gone is of the utmost priority. The loss of specialized care and Medicaid or SSI benefits is a very real danger if proper special needs planning is not put in...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2015 | Conservatee, Conservator, Conservatorships, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Guardianships, Living Trust, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Trusts |
Although many people feel frustrated by elder guardianship systems designed to protect adults no longer able to fend for themselves, what’s even sadder are the many instances where it turns out that the elder guardianship system is doing its job properly –and...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2014 | Autism, Caregivers & Caregiving, Long Term Care, Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts |
New studies are providing more current cost estimates. “What we found was shocking,” Mandell said. “This is a huge hit on families.” The costs to care for a child with special needs is on the rise, as reported in a new study in the medical journal JAMA Pediatric. The...
