The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) moved to change its code of conduct to allow discrimination against Texans based on their disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity….
Last Updated on July 8, 2021 by Tresi Weeks
Last Updated on July 8, 2021 by Tresi Weeks Those who apply for disability benefits and are initially rejected can appeal, and more times than not they end up winning their…
For the past two and a half years, the Trump administration has been pushing states to adopt policies requiring certain Medicaid recipients to work in order to maintain eligibility for benefits. At…
Last Updated on February 18, 2022 by Tresi Weeks
Last Updated on February 18, 2022 by Tresi Weeks The Social Security Administration (SSA) manages the two largest government benefit programs for people with special needs, Social Security Disability Insurance…
By their very nature, special needs trusts (SNTs) are usually designed to terminate, or at least radically change, when the trust’s primary beneficiary dies. But terminating a special needs trust…
Many people believe that if they are single, they don’t need a will or other estate planning documents. But estate planning is just as important for single people as it is…
A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a “trustee,” holds legal title to property for another…
Allocating your personal possessions can be one of the most difficult tasks when creating an estate plan. To avoid family feuds after you are gone, it is important to have…
