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Special Needs

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Special Needs Planning is a complex and emotional process.

Our team of special needs planning attorneys and social workers have the expertise and the sensitivity that is essential to helping families understand and plan for the future. We help clients and their loved ones who are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), social security, Medicaid, Medicare, housing options and services through Community Mental Health and other agencies. As they will help you understand, there is much more to planning than simply creating a special needs trust.

We can also assist with questions regarding guardianships, when they are needed and when alternatives are available.

To read more about special needs planning, check out our blogsite: thespecialneedspress.com

To Read More On Special Needs, Check Out These Articles:

9 Things you need to know about ABLE accounts

Our Updated ABLE Brochure

May 11, 2017 | Christopher Smith

Are you wondering if an ABLE Account is right for you or for a loved one? Our attorneys have spent countless hours studying the ABLE Act and looking at ABLE programs acro ...
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10 Costly Special Needs Planning Mistakes

June 6, 2016 | Chalgian & Tripp

In this free download, 10 Special Needs Planning Mistakes to Avoid, you will find the key costly mistakes you can make when planning for a loved one with special needs an ...

And These Blog Posts About Special Needs:

By Christopher W. Smith, Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC Special needs planners regularly encounter families who have accumulated large retirement accounts.  While the initial SECURE Act forced most beneficiaries of an inherited...
This is a published decision about the guardianship over a person with a developmental disability (a “DD guardian”), and more specifically, the powers of a DD guardian versus Community Mental Health (“CMH”) with respect to the transfer of...

CT Adds Housing and Resource Advocate

By Chalgian & Tripp on Feb 18, 2019

Chalgian and Tripp is proud to announce the addition of Carrie Alexander as our Housing and Resource Advocate.  This is a new position at CT created for Ms. Alexander, who comes to us with a wealth of experience in helping families find quality...

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