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February 28, 2012 by bob mason Leave a Comment

Should Special Needs Trust Beneficiaries Eat Their Pets?

Should Special Needs Trust Beneficiaries Eat Their Pets?

Updated April 14, 2017 Recent Question: Bob, is it OK for the trustee of a special needs trust to purchase a $2,000 pure bred spaniel for the trust beneficiary, Edwina? Recent Answer: Only if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Social Security, Special Needs Planning Tagged With: In-kind Support and Maintenance, ISM, Medicaid, SNTs, Social Security, special needs trusts, SSI, Supplemental Security Income

February 15, 2010 by bob mason

Social Security Disability Determinations Speed Up . . . A Little

Ask anyone with a Social Security disability determination for a quick description of the process and be prepared for something like: Agony. Or glacial. Or maddening. There may be a glimmer of hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medicaid, Medicare, Special Needs Planning Tagged With: disabilities, disability determinations, Social Security

January 9, 2010 by bob mason

Early Social Security Benefits – Coastal Senior, March 2008

Coastal Senior is a monthly periodical published in Savannah, Georgia and circulated throughout the Georgia and South Carolina low country. Bob Mason is its legal columnist. Ladies, Is Your Husband A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coastal Senior Tagged With: early retirement, retirement, Social Security

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