Maintaining a Special-Needs Trust Without Disrupting Government Benefits
You can establish a special-needs trust for a disabled loved one, and you can fund it during your lifetime and after. However, if you're not careful about how you go about the process, you can cause your loved one to lose their government benefits. Here's a look at how the government benefits can work and not work with your trust.
Learn What a Special-Needs Trust Is
Like other types of trusts, a special-needs trust, or SNT, allows you to leave funds and property for someone with a disability.