By Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Trusts for disabled individuals who have not reached age 65 and are funded with assets of the disabled person are authorized under OBRA-93.(1) The trust is for the benefit of disabled persons. The person…
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Disability Annuity Special Needs Trusts
By Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA One of the trusts used in Medicaid Planning is a Disability Annuity Special Needs Trust (“DASNT”). A previous Straight Word article discussed a Disability Annuity Trust (“DAT”). These trusts are designed so that an…
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DISABILITY ANNUITY SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA One of the trusts used in Medicaid Planning is a Disability Annuity Special Needs Trust (“DASNT”). A previous article discussed a Disability Annuity Trust (“DAT”). These trusts are designed so that an individual can…
CHILDREN’S TRUSTS
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA A common Medicaid Planning strategy is to transfer assets to third parties, wait for the five-year lookback to expire and apply for Medicaid. If assets are transferred to children, there are certain risks to…
OVERVIEW OF MEDICAID TRUSTS
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Types of Trusts. Trusts established and funded after August 10, 1993, are governed by OBRA-93. The Medicaid-qualifying trust rules were repealed by OBRA-93, and new rules for revocable and irrevocable trusts created after August…
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