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Who Should Be the Trustee of a Third-Party Special Needs Trust (SNT)?
May 15th, 2024
Family members with special needs may require assistance throughout their lives. If you want to ensure that a loved one with a disability is taken care of after you are gone, you can help manage resources for them by using a third-party special needs…
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Planning a Barbecue Is Like Planning Your Estate
May 24th, 2023
For many, Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of summer and enjoying warm-weather activities, including backyard barbecues with friends and family. Although a cookout may be an informal affair, planning is crucial to its success. This is true…
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A Primer on Special Needs Planning
October 4th, 2021
In honor of October as Special Needs Awareness Month, let’s take a look at planning for disabled people to live their best lives. Family money can be carefully managed to fit the disability-benefit rules and provide perks for the disabled person.
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Five Key Tools in Planning for Children with Disabilities
April 15th, 2019
Americans are living longer than they did in years past, including those with disabilities. Planning by parents can make all the difference in the life of a child with a disability, as well as that of his or her siblings who may be left with the resp…
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Planning for Children with Special Needs
November 9th, 2018
Americans are living longer than they did in years past, including those with special needs or disabilities. According to one count, 730,000 people with developmental disabilities are living with caregivers who are 60 or older. This figure does not i…
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Filial & Responsible Parties: When Can an Adult Child Be Liable for a Parent's Nursing Home Bill?
August 2nd, 2018
Although a nursing home cannot require a child to be personally liable for their parent’s nursing home bill, there are circumstances in which children can end up having to pay. This is a major reason why it is important to read any admission ag…
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Estate Planning and Special Needs
March 4th, 2018
Many families include a person with special needs who receives Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”), Medicaid, or other government benefits. These benefits may provide food, shelter, and/or medical care. Careful planning needs to be in place with…
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Tags: Florida
McCreary Law Office Expands to Include Elder Law and Special Needs Law
May 15th, 2017
McCreary Law Office is excited to announce its enhancement of the firm’s ability to help families plan and protect their legacy and their personal and healthcare security. The firm has expanded its practice area to include Elder Law and Special Nee…
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May is Elder Law Month!
May 1st, 2017
For over fifty years, May has been recognized as a month designated to honor more than just the seniors in high school or college, but also our senior citizens. First declared as Senior Citizens Month by President Kennedy in 1963 (later changed to Ol…
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Attorney Jana McCreary
Houston Estate Planning Attorney Jana R. McCreary has been an attorney for over twenty years, a career move she made after working for over a decade with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Graduating summa cum laud… Read More