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- St. Augustine
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- Tax Credit
- 6 years ago
- Raising a grandchild can be tough financially, but grandparents should be aware that there is a tax credit available that could help them. Working grandparents who are supporting their grandchildren may qualify for the earned income tax credit, which could reduce the amount they pay in taxes by thou... [read more]
Category archives: Children with Disabilities
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- ABLE Account
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Adult Children
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- Children with Disabilities
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- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Disability
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- First-Party Trusts
- Florida
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- Jacksonville
- Life Insurance
- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Pooled Trust
- Siblings
- SSI
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Third-Party Trusts
- Trusts
- 6 years ago
- Parents want their children to be taken care of after they die. But children with disabilities have increased financial and care needs, so ensuring their long-term welfare can be tricky. Proper planning by parents is necessary to benefit the child with a disability, including an adult child, as well... [read more]
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- Children
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
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- Elder Law
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- Florida
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- Grandchildren
- Grandchildren with Special Needs
- Grandparents
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- When parents ponder how to provide for their child with special needs, they sometimes forget one of the key advantages of a special needs trust that is created while the parents are still alive: the trust can be the recipient not just of the obvious assets that are available for the child. Members o... [read more]
- 6 years ago
- Major changes to the “kiddie tax” could significantly increase the tax liability of assets placed in special needs trusts if the trust’s beneficiary is a minor and the income the trust earns is high enough. Congress enacted the so-called “kiddie tax” in 1986 to deter wealthy families from “in... [read more]
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- ABLE Account
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Disability
- Disability Advocates
- Disability Discrimination
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- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Eligiblity
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Social Security Income
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- Since the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014, tens of thousands of people with disabilities have opened up new, special tax-free savings accounts to save for disability-related expenses. These accounts, popularly known as ABLE accounts, allow many people with disabi... [read more]
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- Beneficiaries
- Care Planning
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Elder Law
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- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Life Care Planning
- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Pooled Trust
- Social Security Income
- Special Needs Planning
- SSI
- SSI Beneficiaries
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- Most special needs trusts (SNTs) are set up to benefit one individual. But it’s possible to contribute to a trust where the funds of many people with special needs are “pooled.” This kind of trust, called a pooled or (d)(4)(C) trust, may be a better option for some people than the conventional SN... [read more]
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- Care Planning
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Disability Rights
- Duval County
- Elder Law
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- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- People with Special Needs
- Special Needs Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- When people with disabilities and their families are considering a particular urban area, numerous factors come into play. Does the city provide accessible amenities, such as sidewalks, transportation, entertainment options, and parks? Is affordable housing available, and is this housing economical ... [read more]
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- ADA Checklist for Polling Places
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Disability Advocates
- Disability Rights
- Disability Rights Arkansas
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Help America Vote Act
- Jacksonville
- Midterm Elections
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Special Needs
- REV UP campaign
- Rooted In Rights
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- 6 years ago
- As the midterm elections approach, disability rights advocates are concerned about whether all eligible voters with disabilities will, in fact, have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. About 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability – close to one in six. Although ... [read more]
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- ABLE Account
- ABLE Accounts
- Able Age Adjustment Act
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Care Managers
- Care Planning
- Caregivers
- CCD
- Childhood Disabled Beneficiary Benefits
- Children
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Disability
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- Elder Law
- Elderly
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Medicaid Payback Provision
- NAST
- National Association of State Treasurers
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- People with Special Needs
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 7 years ago
- In the past two years, nearly every state in the country has passed legislation enabling people with disabilities and their families to open new savings accounts, modeled after popular 529 college savings plans, to save for disability related expenses. But early projections indicate that many of ... [read more]
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- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Disability
- Disability Rights
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- First-Party Special Needs Trusts
- Florida
- Jacksonville
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Special Needs
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- SSA
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Supplemental Security Income
- Supportive Living Arrangements
- Third-Party Special Needs Trusts
- Travel Expenses
- Travel Reimbursement
- Trusts
- 7 years ago
- Travel is sometimes necessary when a family has a child with special needs. Family members may need to visit the person with special needs, or a medical emergency may require travel to care for the loved one, or the family may simply want to take the child with special needs on vacation. For... [read more]
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- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- Department of Education
- Disability
- Disability Discrimination
- Disability Rights
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Jacksonville
- NAACP
- National Federation of the Blind
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- People with Special Needs
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 7 years ago
- Each year, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) receives tens of thousands of discrimination complaints, of which disability discrimination is by far the largest category. For example, complaints can allege that students with disabilities are not being given accessible textbooks, are being denied ... [read more]
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- Beneficiaries
- Benefits Applications
- Childhood Disabled Beneficiary Benefits
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Disability
- Disability Rights
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- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Protection for Disability
- Providing for a Child with Special Needs
- Public Assistance
- Public Benefits Assistance Needs
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Special Needs Planning
- SSA
- SSDI
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 7 years ago
- Understanding what benefits might be available to your child or loved one with special needs can be confusing. Different benefits apply in different circumstances, and sometimes different benefit programs can work together to help meet the needs of an individual. Childhood disabled beneficiary bene... [read more]