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Special Needs Trust: Protecting an Inheritance without Losing Government Benefits

Many government benefits including Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are means-tested. In other words, eligibility for these benefit programs is restricted on the basis of both assets and income.  In addition to other requirements, a person may not have more than $2,000 in countable assets and a couple may not have more than $3,000 […]