Special Needs Planning

When Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014, it was a game-changer for families with special needs. For the first time there was a tax-advantaged way to put [...]

A major bipartisan bill, signed into law by President Trump in December, includes significant tax changes for people with assets in a special needs trust for a minor.The changes center on the [...]

It could soon be significantly harder for people with disabilities to pursue discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) if new regulations proposed by the Department of Housing Urban [...]

Congress has temporarily extended the federal government’s largest grant program that helps states transfer people with disabilities from institutions into independent living arrangements.Tucked [...]

Just before the end of 2019, Congress passed and the President signed a spending bill that includes significant changes to retirement savings accounts. Known as the Setting Every Community Up for [...]

Social Security disability recipients will see a modest increase in monthly benefits in 2020, although the increases are on an even smaller scale than in recent years.  Each year, the Social [...]

Having enough financial resources to support someone with special needs is an ongoing worry for many families. If resources are short, one increasingly popular option is to set up a crowdfunding [...]

New federal rules are likely to make it significantly harder for people with disabilities to obtain green cards, a change disability advocates fear is an attempt to reinstate exclusionary [...]

A special needs trust is designed to provide a person with a disability the funds to enhance her quality of life while at the same time allowing her to remain eligible for needs-based public [...]

As the number of passengers traveling with service and emotional support animals continues to increase, the federal government has provided some much needed guidance on airlines’ responsibilities [...]