Debit Card for Special Needs Trust Creates Eligibility Problem
AUGUST 3, 2015 VOLUME 22 NUMBER 28 As part of Pennsylvanian Sharon Edwards’ (not her real name) divorce settlement, she and her husband agreed to establishment of a special needs trust to hold some of the marital property she would receive. With the trust in place, Sharon would continue to qualify for Supplemental Security Income […]
Can My Brother’s Special Needs Trust Pay His Property Taxes?
DECEMBER 6, 2010 VOLUME 17 NUMBER 37 A client’s question: My brother has a special needs trust, and I am the trustee. He lives in his condo and gets services from AHCCCS and ALTCS. Can the trust pay his property taxes? Interesting question. The answer isn’t as easy or straightforward as it ought to be. […]