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Special Needs Trusts Basics and Best Practices (2024)

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Special Needs Trusts Basics and Best Practices (2024)
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Good basic overview of SNT and public benefits.

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Session 01: Special Needs Trusts 101: The Basics - An overview of the basics of special needs trusts and public benefits including selection of appropriate trust option, pitfalls to avoid and case examples. 

Session 02: The Ethics of SNT Administration - In this session, the presenters review the decisions a trustee makes in administering a trust, the standards a trustee should use in making decisions, and a framework to make sure the trustee’s decisions and actions are ethical.

Session 03: Redlining the Basics with 1st Party SNT - Dissect a basic first-party SNT to highlight best practices with various key provisions, a walk-through relevant POMS provisions, and other practical tips in evaluating the use(s) of a first-party SNT.

Session 04: Maximizing Public Benefits: Overview - Planning for public benefits can be daunting. This presentation walks attendees through the paper, with stops along the way for basics, practice tips, and hidden gems in the paper.

Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 3.50 | 1.50 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • Specialization: Estate Planning and Probate Law | Tax Law
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 4/30/2025

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1. Special Needs Trusts 101: The Basics (Apr 2024)

Molly Dear Abshire

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Special Needs Trusts 101: The Basics (Apr 2024)

An overview of the basics of special needs trusts and public benefits including selection of appropriate trust option, pitfalls to avoid and case examples.

Originally presented: Feb 2024 Special Needs Trusts

Molly Dear Abshire, Wright Abshire Attorneys, P.C. - Bellaire, TX

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2. The Ethics of SNT Administration (Apr 2024)

Mary Alice Jackson, Rebecca C. Morgan, Bryn A. Poland

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The Ethics of SNT Administration (Apr 2024)

In this session, the presenters review the decisions a trustee makes in administering a trust, the standards a trustee should use in making decisions, and a framework to make sure the trustee’s decisions and actions are ethical.

Originally presented: Feb 2024 Special Needs Trusts

Mary Alice Jackson, Boyer & Boyer P.A. - Sarasota, FL
Rebecca C. Morgan, Stetson University College of Law - Gulfport, FL
Bryn A. Poland, Mayo & Poland PLLC - Baytown, TX

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3. Redlining the Basics with 1st Party SNT (Apr 2024)

John B. Henry III

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Redlining the Basics with 1st Party SNT (Apr 2024)

Dissect a basic first-party SNT to highlight best practices with various key provisions, a walk-through relevant POMS provisions, and other practical tips in evaluating the use(s) of a first-party SNT.

Originally presented: Feb 2024 Special Needs Trusts

John B. Henry III, Law Office of John B. Henry, III, PLLC - Bellaire, TX

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4. Maximizing Public Benefits: Overview (Apr 2024)

Christina Lesher

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Maximizing Public Benefits: Overview (Apr 2024)

Planning for public benefits can be daunting. This presentation walks attendees through the paper, with stops along the way for basics, practice tips, and hidden gems in the paper.

Originally presented: Feb 2024 Special Needs Trusts

Christina Lesher, The Law Office of Christina Lesher, PC - Houston, TX