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Explore articles from Minoti covering important topics in special needs planning, including government benefits, trusts, family considerations, and long-term planning.
Raising a child is a team effort of both parents with additional help from family members when possible. Working parents juggle between family life and career demands balancing both as best as possible. When a family includes a child with disability, parents experience stress and challenges that impact their relationship and marriage, many times resulting
When parents start the planning process for a child with special needs, they usually work under the perception that if they create a Special Needs Trust, the child will be taken care of and the needs will be met. Unfortunately, the action of creating a trust does not ensure that the child will be taken
Raising a child with special needs is challenging for most families. Dealing with the daily caregiving issues, medical appointments, and educational challenges can be stressful. This is in addition to dealing with their own employment, relationship between spouses and demands of their other children. Siblings of a child with special needs grow up with their
For parents of dependent children with disabilities, the importance of proper financial and estate planning is far more significant than merely focusing on investment or income tax planning. Many young and adult-age children with disabilities are incapable of caring for themselves. Their future quality of life depends on their parents’ abilities and desire to structure a plan
Raising a child with a disability puts a lot of strain on a marriage. The ongoing challenges of medical, educational, financial, and caregiving can create a lot of tension between parents. Individual career demands and the needs of other children in the family may add up to ongoing stress. Too often, marriages break up, and that
What amount is needed to fund a special needs trust? There is no right or wrong answer to that question. It really depends on the needs of the child and the financial ability of the family. As parents and guardians, you are already incurring ongoing expenses for your child. In addition, you’ll want to make arrangements to provide financial
Beyond a Parent’s Love is a collection of human interest stories of several families describing their challenges, struggles and triumphs of raising a child or children with disability. While it describes planning strategies for the future of a person with special needs, it also focuses on the family dynamics, parent’s acceptance of their child’s disability and concerns about caring for the child after the parents are gone. These are true stories and each one of them provides insights and lessons that can be learned.
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Stay positive and persistent with insurance company representatives. An appeal may be necessary.
Know how to select & maximize your benefits/plan. Get assistance if needed.
Children’s Special Health Care Services – Your child may be eligible for this health insurance. Itemizing expenses when applying may minimize your co-pay.
Medicaid – Your child may be eligible for this health insurance even if they are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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