A revocable living trust is a valuable estate planning tool. It not only allows you to remain in control of your finances remain while you are alive and ensures they remain well managed if you become unable to manage them yourself (known as becoming incapacitated)
In 2014, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act established tax-advantaged savings accounts for people with disabilities to cover qualified disability-related expenses. With an ABLE account, eligible people with disabilities can put aside savings while qualifying for public benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
All trusts should be reviewed every few years to make sure that they are up-to-date with the law and meet your current goals.
More than one in three people with disabilities rely on Medicaid, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Jointly funded by states and the federal government, Medicaid is a public assistance program that provides health insurance to people with limited income and resources, including those with disabilities.
Many older adults plan to pass on their hard-earned assets to their children. In fact, trillions of dollars are expected to be passed down from Baby Boomers to future generations over the next few decades as part of the so-called “Great Wealth Transfer.”
