By Bernard A. Krooks, Certified Elder Law Attorney<\/strong><\/p>\n A client recently asked the following question: I’m thinking about setting up a special needs trust for my son, who has a developmental disability. Will it mean a lot more work for my daughter, who will be handling my estate?<\/p>\n It’s a fair question, and one we hear a lot. No one ever asks: “could you please give us the most complicated estate plan possible?” Just about everyone wants things as simple as they can be.<\/p>\n When you think about providing an inheritance for your child — or anyone, for that matter — with a disability, there are some realities you just have to deal with. Those realities almost always lead to the same conclusion: a special needs trust is probably the right answer. There are a number of answers to the “can’t we keep it simpler?” question:<\/p>\n In most cases there’s going to be a trust, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Bernard A. Krooks, Certified Elder Law Attorney A client recently asked the following question: I’m thinking about setting up a special needs trust for my son, who has a developmental disability. Will it mean a lot more work for…<\/span><\/p>\n