Why to Start Future Planning When Your Child with Special Needs Is Young
Starting to future plan while your child with special needs is young could produce unexpected benefits. In addition to setting up wills and medical directives for everyone in your immediate family, you should talk to your own parents about their estates. The way they...
How Is a Guardianship Different from a Power of Attorney?
When your child with special needs turns age 18, you may lose all ability to assist with healthcare and financial decisions if you do not take a few crucial steps. At 18, the government considers your child an adult and will prevent you from accessing medical...
Future Planning When Your New Child or Stepchild Has Special Needs
If you have just welcomed a new child or stepchild who has special needs into the family, you probably have questions and need some help sorting out your new life. You are not alone – many families like yours feel overwhelmed. Of course you want to meet your child’s...