Do you provide services to a client with a disability? Do you provide services to the geriatric population? Do you want to protect your clients from extortion?
A special needs trust is a legal arrangement and fiduciary relationship that allows a physically or mentally disabled or chronically ill person to receive income without reducing their eligibility for the public assistance disability benefits provided by Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Medicaid.
A grantor creates a trust and a trustee oversees the disbursement of assets from the trust. A beneficiary is a person for whose benefit the trust is established. The trust will supplement the beneficiary's government benefits but not replace them.
A special needs trust is a popular strategy for those who want to help someone in need without risking that the person will lose the eligibility for programs that require their income or assets to remain below a certain limit.
Join to discover how your efforts and understanding of Special Needs Trust benefit the population you are providing services to.
For more information: AFCC is the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - an interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to developing, refining, and practicing constructive resolution of family conflict.
AFCC-LA is the state chapter of our parent organization. Our members include judges, attorneys, mental health professionals, mediators, academics, researchers, custody evaluators, parenting coordinators, parent educators, and financial planners.
The organization is unique because it is interdisciplinary; we learn from one another, and together we can address the complex issues families bring before us. Our goal is to improve the lives of children and families through the resolution of family conflicts.
Contact us to learn more and join today!
https://www.afcc-la.org/contact-us
To: register: https://www.afcc-la.org/event-info/lunch-learn-special-needs-trust
This program has ben approved for 1.0 CE clock hours; no NBCC credit is available for this program.
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