For the past thirty years, early March marks the beginning of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain injury, often referred to as traumatic brain injury (TBI), can range from mild (commonly called a concussion) to severe and is caused by an impact to the head or the body or by a penetrating head injury.
Having an estate plan is necessary if you or your senior loved one wishes to have a say in what happens in the end of life and with assets after death.
You may be wondering what the difference between Elder Law and Estate Planning is. The short answer: Both share similar concerns. The longer answer? The differences make all the difference.
The documents we create for you might be “just pieces of paper,” but they are worth a great deal more than that.
Estate planning requires specialized planning when you have a child with special needs. Looking to the future as to how your child will be able to function in the world as they age is particularly tricky to assess.
Special needs trusts are a class of trusts made specifically for the benefit of those with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Trusts are certainly not the most perspicuous of legal inventions, but they can be a critical part of special needs planning.
