What Is the Ligas Consent Decree? Will It Help My Child?
The Ligas Consent Degree is a legal agreement that could help your child with special needs receive community services, instead of institutional care. To best understand your child’s rights to certain services, it will be helpful to understand a little more about the...
Can You Leave a 401(k) to Your Child with Special Needs?
If you have just started a 401(k) or are doing retirement planning, your first impulse may be to leave your 401(k) money to your children. When one of your children has special needs, doing this is not a good plan. Your intentions are good, but there are better ways...
Worried About Affording Long-Term Care? How Future Planning for Your Child With Special Needs Can Help YOU Pay for Long-Term Care for Yourself
If you are thinking about buying long-term care insurance or are still on the fence, you should consider beginning future planning for your child too. Doing some future planning can help you provide for your child and pay for your own long-term care. What Is Long-Term...
What Are Medicaid HCBS Waivers? Why They Are So Important, Especially for Adults With Special Needs
If you are working on getting services for your child with special needs, you may have heard about Medicaid HCBS waivers. You may not realize how important getting an appropriate HCBS waiver is for adults with special needs. What Are Medicaid HCBS Waivers? Medicaid...