New Hampshire Petition to Authorize Distribution From The Supplemental Care Trust for the Benefit of Incapacitated

Medication and medical equipment not covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Insurance premiums (health, life, dental, auto, renter's, etc.) Personal assistance. Job coaching. Home renovations to improve accessibility. Private counseling or case management.

The Trustee can pay themselves from the trust funds based on the terms of the trust or the state's laws. Some trusts stipulate hourly or flat fees for trustee duties. Professional trustees can earn over $100 per hour, while corporate trustees make 1-2% of the trust's assets as annual compensation.

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

This type of trust is sometimes also called a "supplemental needs trust." Special needs trusts are irrevocableneither creditors nor the winner of a lawsuit can access funds designated for the beneficiary.

The term "special needs trust" refers to the purpose of the trust -- to pay for the beneficiary's unique or special needs. In short, the name is focused more on the beneficiary, while the name "supplemental needs trust" addresses the shortfalls of our public benefits programs.

The beneficiary of a special needs trust will usually (but not always) be disabled. While a beneficiary may also act as trustee in some types of trusts, a special needs trust beneficiary will almost never be able to act as trustee.Incapacity of a beneficiary may sometimes be important as well.

Special needs trusts pay for comforts and luxuries -- "special needs" -- that could not be paid for by public assistance funds. This means that if money from the trust is used for food or shelter costs on a regular basis or distributed directly to the beneficiary, such payments will count as income to the beneficiary.

If you fail to receive a trust distribution, you may want to consider filing a petition to remove the trustee. A trust beneficiary has the right to file a petition with the court seeking to remove the trustee. A beneficiary can also ask the court to suspend the trustee pending removal.