I’ve helped a lot of my clients with planning as an Atlanta estate and trust attorney, including planning for the needs of disabled children, both minors and adults.  Most recently, I helped an 85 year old mother prepare a Last Will and Testament that provided for her son who was disabled by a stroke and expects to qualify for Social Security disability benefits soon.  While my client would like to be able to leave her son in the best care possible, providing such care requires a lot of money that she does not have, and her son, who is only in his 50s, could live many more years and will require support during that entire period at great cost.  The reality is that her son likely will qualify for and receive Medicaid support in the near future in addition to his SSDI. While those government benefits do not add up to a lot of monthly income, they help.  Further, Medicaid will cover the entire cost of the son’s stay in a nursing home if that becomes necessary.  Therefore, preserving those benefits for him will be important.  The problem is that, if my client leaves an inheritance directly to her son,… [Read More]