One note of caution: some trust funds do count against SSI. It's tricky. Jeff & I have looked into this for Daniel. To set up a special needs trust that won't affect SSI, you have to go through a lawyer. It looks like it costs about $3000. When you set it up, you have to define the parameters and pick your administrators, etc.

 

Virginia
 
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:33:43 -0700
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SSI donation issues?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> if they are kept in a special needs trust fund, and only used for things that mary needs, ssi cannot touch that, and cannot say that you (mary) was overpaid.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Tamar
> 

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