Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will provide an overview of the use of Special Needs Trusts (SNTs) by disabled persons so as to prevent an applicant’s financial assets and income from impacting eligibility for needs-based public benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Section 8 Housing and the like.
The presentation is sponsored by Community Access Unlimited (CAU). CAU provides comprehensive support services for people with disabilities and their families, giving them the opportunity to live independently and to lead normal and productive lives as citizens integrated into the general community. Services also include the provision of affordable housing to low and moderate-income people.
The presentation will be held at CAU’s next Family Connections Meeting:
- Date: March 24, 2018
- Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Presentation on SNTs to begin at 12 Noon)
- Location: Suburban Golf Club, 1730 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ
About Donald D. Vanarelli
Recipient of the Marilyn Askin Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Elder and Disability Law Section, Donald D. Vanarelli is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, and a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Vanarelli is also an Accredited Veterans Attorney and an Accredited Professional Mediator. He has successfully litigated cases in New Jersey’s Supreme Court and in federal court. Mr. Vanarelli represents seniors, the disabled and their families in estate planning, financing long-term medical care, nursing home issues, qualifying for Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and other public benefits, special needs planning, and litigation, including probate, elder abuse and guardianship lawsuits.
About Vanarelli & Li, LLC
Located with locations in Westfield and Holmdel, New Jersey, the Law Office of Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides a broad range of legal services for seniors, the disabled and their families. The law firm guides clients through complex legal areas including public benefits planning, trial advocacy and court procedures, the administrative process, as well as estate and gift tax laws.
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