I believe that one of the most difficult conversations that a parent must have is on the topic of planning for a life-long special needs dependent upon your death. In this episode of ISAAC’s Autism in the Wild, a group of parents joined me with our special guest Randi Johnson, Attorney at Law, to discuss a variety of issues such as:

• Structuring special needs trusts for life-long dependents
• Protecting assets for your special needs child so that they do not compromise edibility with social security.
• The benefits of choosing an outside representative to oversee the special needs trust rather than a sibling or other family member.
• Differences between guardianship and limited guardianship
• Age when guardianship process should be initiated
• When a special needs trust should be created

As promised, our guest Randi Johnson of Lilac City Law may be reached for further questions or to schedule a consultation at (509) 624-1610.

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