Issue Spotting: Case Management and Advocacy
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by a trustee managing funds in a discretionary trust for a disabled beneficiary whose formal and informal support networks are changing.
Includes: Video Audio Slides
Sessions
Michael S. Cognetti
Session 1 —49 mins
Issue Spotting: Case Management and Advocacy (Mar 2025)
In the early days of special needs planning, “supplemental” needs trusts were intended to do just that: provide funds for quality of life enhancements for a person whose primary needs would be met by a well-funded system of supports. Today, at a time when parents and caregivers are aging and dying, and where Medicaid funded programs are a shell of what they used to be, funds left in trust for a person with a disability will often serve as a primary source of long term support. This presentation highlights the benefits of case management and advocacy services in identifying and addressing the challenges faced by a trustee managing funds in a discretionary trust for a disabled beneficiary whose formal and informal support networks are changing.
Originally presented: Feb 2025 Special Needs Trusts
Michael S. Cognetti,
Wilcenski & Pleat PLLC and Adirondack Case Management & Advocacy LLC - Clifton Park, NY