Dedicated Special Needs Planning Attorney in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

Special needs planning is difficult to understand and manage without the help of a professional. Turn to Miller Law Firm, PC if you are searching for an experienced special needs planning attorney.

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If you have a loved one with a disability, it is important to receive guidance from a special needs planning attorney while organizing your estate. A special needs trust can supplement the needs of a person with special needs while allowing the beneficiary to maintain his or her governmental benefits, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security, and Medicaid. With medical advancements, people with disabilities are living longer and public benefits are often necessary, yet there is no guarantee that these benefits will provide adequate resources over the disabled person’s lifetime.

If you need help from a professional special needs planning or estate planning attorney, contact Miller Law Firm, PC today.

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Why a Special Needs Planning Attorney?

Special needs planning is a complicated process. You want the special needs trust to be established by someone other than the disabled person so the disabled person does not have the legal right to demand trust assets. The trust is then not considered a countable resource for purposes of government benefits. Therefore, the special needs trust beneficiary can continue to receive benefits even though they are a trust beneficiary.

The trust will give the trustee the discretion to make distributions to the beneficiary to the extent possible without reducing benefits, and trust assets are available if the beneficiary no longer qualifies for governmental assistance or that assistance is no longer available. This is difficult to understand and manage without a special needs planning attorney.

Specific Special Needs Planning Details

If the trust is established on the beneficiary’s behalf because of a court order, for example as part of a personal injury settlement, the trust will not impact the beneficiary’s eligibility, but it may need to include a payback provision that reimburses the state for its assistance before trust assets pass to the trust’s other beneficiaries.

Common savings vehicles for children, like Uniform Transfer to Minor Acts (UTMA) accounts and typical trusts, or designating a retirement plan, insurance policy, or annuity directly to an SSI or Medicaid recipient will cause a reduction or elimination of public benefits. Recognizing this, some parents make the difficult decision to disinherit their special needs children, but this severe action is unnecessary. What they should do instead is find a special needs planning attorney to explain this complicated process to them.

Miller Law Firm is dedicated to being your go-to special needs planning firm. Set up an appointment at one of locations in

Framingham, MA
King of Prussia, PA
Lebanon/Lancaster, PA.

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30th May 2020

Great help with estate planning

Steve did a great job of helping us with our estate planning. He gave us options and explained how each one would fit our situation. Once we decided how we wanted our estate set up, he was quick to follow up and get things in place. ...

22nd April 2020

A true humanitarian among attorneys.

Before entering elderly law. Steven was instrumental in supporting and guiding me in my discrimination suite against my employer. I have a disease called Meniere's disease, which causes cases of uncontrolled vertigo. I was hired by a rather large multi-billion dollar company to work as a B operator in one of their extrusion departments. They were well aware of my condition upon hiring me. In this department there are two types of operators. A and B. A operators were responsible for putting up the machines. They were responsible for fixing or making changes. They were also required to climb the high towers that fed the lines with the product. B operators were responsible for production, product inspection and wrapping. And they remained on the floor. After several years in their service. They decided that I could no longer perform my duties as required. Even though my responsibilities of a B operator did not include me climbing the towers. They also refused to make accommodations for me. They then decided to move me to another department and force me to take a pay cut. I knew what they were doing was illegal and against the Lilly act and advised them so. They proceeded to tell me they were in their legal rights and there was nothing I could do about it. I started looking for an attorney to help with my problem. One lawyer even told me "I should be thankful I even have a job!" Feeling defeated and about to give up hope. Steven answered my ad, and informed me that I was within my rights to seek legal aid in this situation. He walked me through the procedures step-by-step. And was always available to answer any questions, or to advise me on handling the ongoing difficulties with my employer. And knowing my financial situation, was willing to work with me on that as well. I won my case with him right there by my side supporting me to the very end! I cannot say enough about Steven. He is truly a wonderful attorney, and I have already recommended him to several people, and will continue to do so.

8th October 2019

Highly Recommend

We entrusted Steven Miller Esq. to handle our Will and Estate planning. I would highly recommend him.

20th October 2017

Rising Star in The Lancaster, PA Area

Handled a real estate closing for us, expedited it quickly and efficiently. Attorney Miller is Well informed, professional and has a very nice demeanor I would recommend him for any legal proceeding. Very honest with a wonderful temperament...

21st January 2015

Great experience.

I hired Steve do defend a consumer credit matter that was dubious from the start.
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19th January 2015