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- Asset Preservation
- Avoiding Probate
- Beneficiaries
- Care Planning
- Caregivers
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Coronavirus
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- Durable Power of Attorney
- Duval County
- Elder Law
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- Florida First Coast
- Florida Wills
- Jacksonville
- Lifetime Living Documents
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- Medicaid
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- Orange Park
- Probate
- Seniors
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trusts
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- 4 years ago
- We are living in a time of change and ongoing uncertainty. During the last month we experienced a change in U.S. government leadership from the Trump to the Biden Administration, and with this change comes the potential for new policies that may potentially affect many aspects of our lives, includin... [read more]
Category archives: Children with Special Needs
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- Asset Protection
- Avoiding Probate
- Caregivers
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Virus
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Elderly
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Jacksonville
- Life Care Planning
- Long-Term Care Planning
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Seniors
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trusts
- Wills
- 5 years ago
- The Coronavirus pandemic has clearly affected all of our lives, and many people have found that this unprecedented public health crisis is an important time to address their Estate Planning needs. We agree with this decision to create or update essential documents in order for clients to protect the... [read more]
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- Caregivers
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Coronavirus
- Disability
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Jacksonville
- Medicare
- North Florida
- Social Security
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Beneficiaries
- Social Security Benefits
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Social Security Income
- Social Security Supplemental Income
- SSA
- SSDI
- SSI
- SSI Beneficiaries
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 5 years ago
- To protect its workers and the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended face-to-face service at its field offices and hearings offices nationwide until further notice. Payments to the nearly 70 million Social Security beneficiaries will not be af... [read more]
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- Caregivers
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Grandchildren
- Grandchildren with Special Needs
- Grandparents
- Grandparents Tax Credit
- Jacksonville
- Life Care Planning
- Long-Term Care Planning
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Providing for a Child with Special Needs
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Tax Credit
- 5 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]
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- ABLE Account
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Adult Children
- Caregivers
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Disability
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- First-Party Trusts
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- 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
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- 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]
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- American Psychiatric Association
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Caregivers
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Disability Advocates
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Medical Marijuana
- Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana for Autism
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- The Colorado House of Representatives voted unanimously February 7, 2019, in support of a bill to add autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a qualifying condition for families seeking medical marijuana licenses. The full Colorado legislature approved a similar bill last year, but then-governor John H... [read more]
- 6 years ago
- Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a child with a disability or a dependent parent, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs of day care. In order to qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Cr... [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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- Aging
- Care Planning
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Florida Wills
- Grandchildren with Special Needs
- Green Cove Springs
- Health Care Directives
- Jacksonville
- Legacy Planning
- Long-Term Care
- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Seniors
- Special Needs Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trust Administration
- Trusts
- Wills
- 6 years ago
- We're often asked what it is that we actually do as Elder Law Attorneys. Our simple answer is that we help clients of all ages, including people with disabilities, be prepared to manage a health crisis or emergency, prepare for their (and their families' and loved ones) futures, and be ready to ... [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
- Disability Insurance
- Disability Rights
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- 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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- Care Planning
- Caregivers
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Elderly
- Estate Planning
- Estate Plans
- Florida
- Green Cove Springs
- IRS
- Jacksonville
- Life Care Planning
- Long-Term Care
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Planning
- Seniors
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Tax Deduction
- Tax Liability
- Tax Rates
- Taxes
- 6 years ago
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2019 income as a result of buying long-term care insurance. Premiums for "qualified" long-term care insurance policies (see explanation below) are tax deductible to the extent that they, along with oth... [read more]