THE NEWS
Special Needs Alliance Announces 2023-2024 Officers and Board of Directors
TUCSON, AZ, October 24, 2023 - The Special Needs Alliance (SNA), the national organization comprised of attorneys committed to the practice of disability and public [...]
THE VOICE
The Voice is SNA’s newsletter, written by our members for attorneys, financial advisors, trustees, and other professionals who assist individuals with special needs and their families. It addresses the complex challenges faced by professionals serving in this ever-evolving field.
The Voice®
A Pooled Special Needs Trust Can Do That! (No, Really)
This issue of The Voice® is written by SNA member Jennifer Crane of Odin, Feldman, Pittleman PC in Reston, Virginia. The firm serves Northern Virginia and metropolitan Washington DC in the areas of trusts & estate planning and special needs planning.
Your Estate Plan Is More Than a Special Needs Trust
This issue of The Voice® is written by SNA member Meghan Teigen, Esq., of Johnson Teigen, LLC in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The firm specializes in special needs planning, estate planning, elder law, and estate and trust settlement.
Planning Tips When Confronted with a Terminal Illness
This issue of The Voice® is written by SNA member Nicola Melby of McCarthy Summers Wood Norman Melby & Schultz, PA in Stuart, FL. The firm serves Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties in Florida in the areas of elder & special needs law, estate planning, guardianship, and wills & trusts, and more.
Loud & Clear: Family Conversations
Loud & Clear: Family Conversations is SNA’s blog, written by our member attorneys and guests for individuals with disabilities and their families. We tackle the day-to-day and long-range issues that affect quality of life. Readers are welcome to comment on the discussion.
Loud & Clear: Family Conversations
Divorce and Children with Special Needs
Of the many life challenges and circumstances that can potentially disrupt the life of a child with special needs, divorce is undoubtedly one of the [...]
How Do Fair Market Values on Housing Affect SSI Payments?
It's not uncommon for parents of adult children with special needs to have their children live with them rent-free or charge them a small amount for rent. When that amount is under the fair market value of the area, are the child's SSI payments affected?
Transferring Guardianship Between States
Moving is one of the most stressful things that anyone can do, let alone helping someone who has special needs move. Different states have different rules that may further complicate a move involving a person who is under guardianship.