Special needs planning helps ensure that people who can’t care for themselves stay eligible for government benefits throughout their lives. Caring for a loved one with special needs is often a long-term commitment filled with challenges like changes in income, care, or coverage. It might feel overwhelming. But contacting a special needs planning attorney early can ease your mind, helping you shape a lasting safety net.
The older you get, the more likely you are to be affected by legal issues involving aging. An elder law attorney can help you address some of them. An elder law attorney offers guidance on matters that concern the elderly, their families and caregivers, and adults with special needs, including long-term care and estate planning.
The parent or guardian of a child or other dependent with special needs can create a letter of intent to detail care and other arrangements after the parent or guardian dies. An informal, non-legally binding document that complements an estate plan, a letter of intent may be addressed to a personal representative, trustee, successor guardian, or others the writer wants to care for their loved one.
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Our office is in Winthrop, Maine, located approximately 10 miles from Augusta, and 17 miles from Lewiston. We are also available by appointment to meet in the Brunswick/Topsham area and the Waterville area.
