Elder law attorneys may specialize in estate planning, incapacity planning, and end-of-life care for seniors. These practitioners are essential...
Special Needs Planning
Four Reasons Not to Leave Your Disabled Child’s “Inheritance” to your Non-Disabled Child
John and Nancy have two children, Michael and Maria. Maria is disabled and receives a number of public benefits to support her care needs. John...
Seniors and Adults with Special Needs Who Are Claimed as Dependents Will Not Get Coronavirus Relief Payment
Not everyone will get the stimulus payment the federal government is sending to help Americans through the economic hard times triggered by the...
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Can Ensure Receipt of Stimulus Payment by Submitting Information through Online Portal
The CARES Act will pay a one-time direct payment to most individuals whose income is under a certain income threshold. Most eligible U.S. taxpayers...
You Can Give Away More Tax Free in 2018, Contribution Limit to ABLE Accounts Will Increase Also
After staying the same for five years, the amount you can give away to any one individual in a particular year without reporting the gift will...
Indiana ABLE Program Open for Enrollment
In March of 2016, we reported that then Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill making the “Achieving a Better Life Experience” (known as the ABLE...
An Explanation of the Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
Monday (March 21) was a long awaited landmark day for thousands of Indiana residents who are challenged by disabilities. Indiana Governor Mike Pence...
The Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
In late December 2014, Congress passed The Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The ABLE Act allows people with disabilities to set aside up...