Our firm specializes in Supplemental and Special Needs Trusts for disabled individuals. Shareholder Randy Boggio has been a pioneer in Minnesota in this area of law. When people hear about the practice of “elder law” they imagine we work only with geriatric individuals. Elde [...]
By Kris L. Maser Under Minn. Stat. section 626.5572 sebd.21 a vulnerable adult is defined as a person 18 years or older who: • Receives certain services from a qualified providerOR• Regardless of services received, possesses physical, mental, or emotional infirmity or [...]
Parents and guardians of children with special needs can do everything perfectly from qualifying their child for government assistance, to establishing a trust, to ensuring that their daily needs are fully met. However, not having a legal Will in place may jeopardize much of [...]
A Letter of Intent is a document that goes hand-in-hand with a Special Needs Trust or a Supplemental Needs Trust. Also known by the names “Plan of Care,” “Memorandum of Care,” and “Memorandum of Intent,” the purpose of writing a Letter of Intent is to provide instructions an [...]
A Special Needs Trust is a trust established to meet the supplemental needs of a person with a legally defined disability who is under the age of 65. The trust is funded with funds or assets which already legally belong to the disabled individual. These can be assets that ar [...]
For families and friends of individuals with special needs, the primary concern is sustaining the individual financially. Not only do we want to ensure that their requirements for daily care are met, but we also want to make every effort to provide the best quality of life po [...]
For parents of a child with a disability, it is important to establish a Supplemental Needs Trust when their child is still young. Even though eligibility for many government assistance programs does not begin until a child is at least 18, it is beneficial to establish a tru [...]
