What is a Special Needs Trust?

Special needs trusts are a legal arrangement and trustee relationship enabling a physically and/or mentally debilitated or constantly ailing individual to receive income without decreasing their qualification for the public assistance disability benefits given by Supplemental Security Income, Social Security, Medicaid, or Medicare. In trustee relationships, an individual or individuals acts on behalf of another…

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Mediation Cases: What Cases are Eligible for Mediation?

Mediation cases are a privatized and unofficial way to settle disputes without reliant on a legal judgment issued by a judge. Each of the individuals involved in mediation meet with an unbiased 3rd party to come to a jointly agreeable solution that is going to end the conflict. Parties are not obligated to agree to…

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