Virginia Special Needs Trust Clause
Overview of this form
The Special Needs Trust Clause is a legal document created to establish a trust specifically designed to meet the unique needs of a beneficiary with disabilities. This form helps ensure that the financial and personal needs of individuals receiving government benefits are met without jeopardizing their eligibility for those benefits. Unlike standard trusts, this specialized trust allows for supplemental support while protecting the beneficiary's access to necessary public assistance.
Form components explained
- Intent to Create Special Needs Trust: Outlines the purpose of the trust and the expectation for additional support.
- Expenditures for the Beneficiary: Details how the trustee can use trust funds for the beneficiary's special needs.
- Duty to Seek Support: Mandates the trustee to seek public resources for the beneficiary before using trust funds.
- Final Distribution: Specifies how remaining trust funds are distributed upon the beneficiary's death.
- Medical Care: Clarifies what medical expenses can be covered through the trust.
- Restriction on Corpus: Ensures not to use the trust to replace government benefits.
When to use this document
This form should be used when setting up a trust for a loved one with a disability who is also receiving governmental assistance. It is particularly important when the intent is to provide supplemental support without impacting eligibility for benefits such as Medicaid or Social Security. Common scenarios include planning for family members with physical or mental handicaps, ensuring their care and well-being without losing access to essential public services.
Who needs this form
- Parents or guardians of a child with a disability.
- Family members planning for the future financial needs of a disabled individual.
- Individuals looking to provide for a loved one without jeopardizing their government benefits.
- Trustees responsible for managing the funds under a special needs trust.
Steps to complete this form
- Identify the beneficiary: Clearly name the individual with a disability who will benefit from the trust.
- Define the trustee: Appoint a reliable individual or organization to manage the trust.
- Set forth the trust terms: Clearly outline what the trust will cover, such as education, medical care, and additional support.
- Include provisions for public assistance: State how the trustee will seek other resources before using trust funds.
- Designate distribution upon death: Specify how remaining funds should be allocated after the beneficiary passes away.
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Typical mistakes to avoid
- Failing to include a clear intent statement for establishing the trust.
- Neglecting to account for the beneficiary's specific needs in the distribution clauses.
- Not considering public assistance eligibility when drafting trust provisions.
- Omitting details about how the trustee will manage and report trust funds.
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To establish a Third Party Special Needs Trust, the family member needs to sign the trust document and then transfer the assets to the Trustee. The trust document is provided by an attorney who provides legal representation and writes all the necessary documents.
SNT Termination Upon Death. When the beneficiary passes away, the trustee must pay final expenses and taxes and satisfy liens against the SNT before the trustee makes distributions to remaining beneficiaries. Remainder Distributions. Terminating SNTs Prior to Death.
People with Disabilities Can Now Create Their Own Special Needs Trusts. The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, federal legislation that allows people with disabilities to create their own special needs trusts instead of having to rely on others, is now law.
A special needs trust is a trust tailored to a person with special needs that is designed to manage assets for that person's benefit while not compromising access to important government benefits. There are three main types of special needs trusts: the first-party trust, the third-party trust, and the pooled trust.
Special needs trusts come in two main varieties. First-party special needs trusts can be set up by adults who accumulate assets before the onset of a disability or receive assets after qualifying for Medicaid and SSI.
A special needs trust is a legal arrangement and fiduciary relationship that allows a physically or mentally disabled or chronically ill person to receive income without reducing their eligibility for the public assistance disability benefits provided by Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare or
In general, trust structures are intended to provide a legal way to title and hold assets to be used to support one or more beneficiaries. Special needs trusts are similar and are used to benefit someone who has physical or mental disabilities.
Failure to set up a special needs trust might affect them, even if not as much as another person who receives, say, SSI and Medicaid. Even someone receiving Medicare will have some effect from having a higher income.
