by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA<\/p>\n
Representing clients in connection with planning for children with disabilities involves a lot more than simply preparing documents. Many lawyers who enter the field of Special Needs Planning have family members who suffer from disabilities and have had first-hand experience with the problem. Good legal advice begins with understanding the problem. For most parents, the concern is what will happen to the child after the parent(s) are gone. While the parents are alive, they will do whatever it takes to achieve the best life possible for their child with disabilities. After they are gone, the problem becomes who will take over. The lawyer\u2019s job includes helping the clients identify a lifestyle that they want their child to have, advising the client as to how to fund that lifestyle, introducing the client to resources that are available in the disability system including potential trustees, and also understanding (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Representing clients in connection with planning for children with disabilities involves a lot more than simply preparing documents. Many lawyers who enter the field of Special Needs Planning have family members who suffer from…<\/span><\/p>\n