By <\/em>Thomas D<\/em>. <\/em>Begley, <\/em>Jr.<\/em>, <\/em>CELA<\/em><\/p>\n 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 individual can establish a trust and transfer assets to the trust for the benefit of a disabled child of any age or a disabled individual under age 65 without incurring a Medicaid transfer of asset penalty. The problem with that trust is that the assets in the trust are considered available for public benefit purposes. Therefore, if \u00a0a DAT were established for the benefit of an individual receiving Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) and\/or Medicaid, they would become ineligible for those public benefits because the assets in the trust would be countable. The solution would be to wrap a DAT inside a Special Needs Trust (“SNT”). In a Medicaid Planning context, the monies (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/span><\/p>\n