If someone in your family has special needs, you likely need to think about their well-being and the ways in which your estate plan will affect their future. For example, some people do not understand the potential consequences of receiving assets through certain...
Trusts
Using a trust in Pennsylvania
There are many different reasons to include trusts in an estate plan. These legal documents can be utilized to protect funds from the creditors of recipients and from being split up during a divorce. A trust could also manage and regulate investments and spending so...
Establishing trusts for children
Looking out for their children's best interests, many parents in Pennsylvania put a sizeable amount of money in a trust that will provide for generations to come. However, these same parents may elect to keep the existence of this trust hidden from their children till...
Estate planning lessons from the Bushes
While many people in Pennsylvania may not expect that they have much in common with George and Barbara Bush, the couple's passing may lead people to consider some factors that could be important for planning their estates. It is a known phenomenon for long-term, older...
Special Needs & Mental Health Resource Fair
Please join McMorrow Law at Representative Dan Miller's 2nd Annual Children and Youth Disability and Mental Health Summit on Wednesday March 11th and Thursday March 12th at the Beth El Congregation, 1900 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Events are scheduled to...
Special Needs & Mental Health Resource Fair
Please join McMorrow Law at Representative Dan Miller's 2nd Annual Children and Youth Disability and Mental Health Summit on Wednesday March 11th and Thursday March 12th at the Beth El Congregation, 1900 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Events are scheduled to...
Who Needs a Special Needs Trust?
Who needs a Special Needs Trust? Special Needs Trusts provide disabled individuals and their families with a way to protect assets, thereby allowing funds to be used to enhance the disabled individual's quality of life to the highest extent possible. Who can or should...