An ABLE account with a balance of $100,000 or less does not affect a disabled person’s eligibility for SSI. In NJ, Medicaid eligibility remains …
A Big Breakthrough for Trustees of a Special Needs Trust with the Addition of Administrator-Managed Prepaid Cards
Overview of Administrator-Managed Prepaid Cards Historically, SNT trustees were limited to how methods of payment could be made for SNT disbursements without violating SSA …
Will I Lose My Section 8 Housing or Medicaid If I Create a Special Needs Trust?
Many people qualify for section 8 housing financial assistance and Medicaid Creation of a special needs trust will preserve these public benefits without a …
SNT’s Can Now Pay Third-Party Travel Expenses to Enable Individuals to Accompany a Trust Beneficiary
SSA’s prior policy regarding SNT payment of travel expenses to enable third parties to accompany the beneficiary was extremely restrictive. Although an SNT trustee …
Do You Know the New Rule Governing Allowance of Payments of Companion Services and Caregiving Expenses for SNT Beneficiaries?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has long had issues with Special Needs Trusts (SNTs) that include provisions for paying for companion care services and …
Dealing with Income Under New Federal Rules Governing Special Needs Trusts
For decades, a Special Needs Trust (SNT) has been the primary planning tool to protect persons with disabilities. Funds held in an SNT are …
Do You Know About the Changes in Federal Law Governing Special Needs Trusts (SNT)?
For decades, a Special Needs Trust (SNT) has been the primary planning tool to protect persons with disabilities. Funds held in an SNT are …
There’s Been a Big Change to Special Needs Trust Law: Learn About it Here
Back in the 1990’s, Congress passed a law that contained major changes to the federal Medicaid laws. Included in the law was a provision …
New Jersey Medicaid Not Repaid From Third Party Trust
Recently, I met with new clients who are grandparents to many grandchildren, one of which is special needs. I was asked if Medicaid will …
Oh No, I’m Getting Money; Now What Do I Do?
I get quite a few calls from attorneys who have settled cases or obtained judgments in favor of their clients to compensate them for …
Funding a Special Needs Trust in New Jersey
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Special Needs Trust Attorney If you are contemplating the creation of a Special Needs Trust, it …
Advising Trustees of Special Needs Trusts (SNT) on What They Can and Cannot Spend Trust Funds For
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney Special Needs Trusts for disabled and handicapped …
SSA Clarifies Its Position on Court Established (d)(4)(A) Trusts
By Fredrick P. Niemann, A New Jersey Special Needs Trust Attorney After much criticism, the SSA has issued an Administrative Message clarifying its policy …
DO NOT PAY SOME TYPES OF EXPENSES WHEN ADMINISTERING A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Special Needs Trust Attorney Check the distribution standard in the trust If the beneficiary of your …
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS UPHELD IN RECENT FEDERAL CASE
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Special Needs Trust Attorney Recently, a United States Court of Appeals decided a case involving a “special needs …
Using a Special Needs Trust to Protect A Personal Injury Settlement and Public Benefits
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Special Needs Trust Lawyer Personal injury attorneys and their clients should avoid receiving payment from a defendant or …
Estate Planning for Parents of Disabled Children Involves Unique Considerations
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Special Needs Attorney Any parent of a disabled child is well aware of the daily challenges they …
Distribution from Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts Relating to Medical Expenses
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney One of the most pressing needs for disabled beneficiaries is medical care. Medical Insurance …
When Not to Use a Special Needs Trust
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts are often use when a person with disabilities receives a …
Help for Persons with Disabilities in Monmouth County, NJ
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a Special Needs Trust Attorney The Monmouth County Office on Disabilities, as part of the Division on Aging. Disabilities, and …
Parents push for autism insurance changes
Massive move to change state insurance law In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for …
Special Needs Trust: A Tool to Protect Your Disabled Child, Grandchild or Family Member: Simplifying the Maze
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney Introduction: Special Needs Trusts can themselves be complicated and confusing. The rules governing their …
Special Needs Trusts to Protect Personal Injury Settlements
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney Personal injury attorneys should avoid receiving payment from the defendant or the defendant’s insurer …