by Randy Coleman | Mar 22, 2019 | Disability Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Irrevocable Trusts, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, Spendthrift Trusts, Trust Administration, Trustee, Trusts |
A special needs trust, sometimes called a supplemental needs trust, is designed to provide a person with a disability the funds to enhance her quality of life while at the same time allowing her to remain eligible for needs-based public...
by Randy Coleman | Jun 26, 2014 | Asset Protection, Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Qualified Income Trust, Social Security |
On Monday of this week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released its report “Financial Characteristics of Approved Applicants and Methods Used to Reduce Assets to Qualify for Medicaid.” This report was requested by several members of Congress,...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 7, 2014 | Disability Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Irrevocable Trusts, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Revocable Living Trusts, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trustee |
At The Coleman Law Firm, we take great pride in our service to clients with special needs family members. To deepen our knowledge and steep our expertise, I recently attended a Special Needs Planning Immersion Camp in Scottsdale, Arizona. Surrounded by dozens of the...
by Randy Coleman | Jul 16, 2013 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Individual Retirement Accounts, IRAs, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Retirement Accounts, Retirement Planning, ROTH IRAs, Social Security, Veterans Pension Benefits |
The aging, healthcare and special needs conversation is vitally important to you and your family. Except for government employees and Social Security, retirement plans that pay benefits until death are pretty much a thing of the past. Plus, people today are living...
by Randy Coleman | Jul 12, 2013 | Advance Directives in Florida, Disability Planning, Do Not Resucitate Order, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Retirement Planning, Social Security, VA Benefits, Veterans Pension Benefits |
You’ve heard people say it and maybe you have even said it yourself. “Don’t worry Mom or Dad, I’ll take care of you in your old age.”This always seems to be a simple loving gesture on your part as you see them beginning to age and settle into...
by Randy Coleman | Aug 27, 2012 | Asset Protection, Charitable Planning, Disability Planning, Estate Planning, Life Insurance Protection, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Retirement Accounts, Retirement Planning, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration |
Recently, The Coleman Law Firm was privileged to be a sponsor of the 10th Annual Angelwood Fashion Show and Luncheon, a wonderful event that raises funds for programs supporting children and adults with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome, Spina Bifida and...