When you're completing an estate plan, choosing a trustee is one of the hardest decisions you'll make. In this article, our Wheaton trust litigation attorneys give you the information you need to appoint the appropriate fiduciaries for your estate and trust.

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In this article, our Wheaton trust litigation team explains how to use special needs trusts in order to maximize social security benefits for individuals with disabilities. We show how too use Special Needs Trusts, also known as Supplemental Needs Trusts, in order to allow disabled individuals to accumulate assets and income without reducing the amount of SSI benefits that they are eligible to receive.

Read more about special needs trusts from our Wheaton trust litigation attorneys.

In this companion article, our Wheaton trust litigation team further examines what a settlor of a trust is responsible for under Illinois law. In short, a settlor is the creator of the trust document that lays out how estate assets are to be managed, who the beneficiaries are, and who will act as trustee(s). There are many common mistakes settlors can make, so be sure to read more from our Wheaton trust litigation lawyers about settlors.