This article will discuss the CARES Act's current state and how it impacts student loan debt, and the potential for loan forgiveness. We will answer the following questions:
September 5, 2024
In our past articles on estate planning, we have primarily discussed the Revocable Trust, which allows your estate to avoid probate but does not protect your estate from creditors. If you are interested in using estate planning in order to shield certain assets from your creditors, two other vehicles may be useful: (1) the Family Limited Partnership; and (2) the Irrevocable Trust.
September 5, 2024
Special Needs Trusts, also known as Supplemental Needs Trusts, are a tool that allow individuals with disabilities to earn income, accumulate wealth, receive gifts and inheritances, and maintain a quality lifestyle while still qualifying for government benefits.
Many government programs for which disabled individuals may be eligible, such as Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and vocational rehabilitation, require that, in order to receive benefits, the disabled individual must have less than $2,000.00 in assets. Most also require that the individual’s income be less than a certain threshold level.
September 5, 2024
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