Legal services

PlanKidsFuture can pair you with legal attorneys that will help guide you through the following topics

Special needs trusts

There are several different types of special needs trusts, but in general these are used to maintain eligibility for means tested, government assistance programs such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid. Special needs trusts can also create a fund capable of supplementing the services that are not provided by SSI and Medicaid.

Furthermore, medical requirements for special needs individuals, and the family’s overall financial situation, change over time. It is important to work with an attorney who focuses on this area of law. Contact us today to discuss your particular needs and concerns and we will recommend an attorney to you that specializes in these matters.

Estate planning

Estate planning

Recommended attorneys:

Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.

Rosanna Roizin Law

Planning in life is essential, especially when you want things to go as planned. Estate Planning is the process by which you can arrange the transfer of assets in anticipation of your death or the death of a family member.

At PlanKidsFuture the recommended attorneys will create and design a custom estate plan based on your needs and goals to accomplish the following aims:

  • You control “who gets what” after you pass away.
  • You control who can make medical and financial decisions for you in the event of incapacity.
  • You can Name a guardian for your minor children.
  • Avoid probate and the costs associated with it and keep family matters private through the use of a revocable living trust.
  • Make sure heirs are mature enough to manage an inheritance; and if they are not, take steps to protect that inheritance.
  • Protect heirs’ inheritances if they become divorced or should have creditors.
  • Minimize or eliminate estate and gift taxes.
  • Help ensure a lasting legacy and peace of mind.

To accomplish these goals, the attorneys provide all of the following estate planning services:

  • Wills
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Health Care Directives
  • HIPAA Authorizations
  • Revocable Living Trusts and a wide range of specialized trusts

Legal assistance in special education

The recommended attorneys offer legal services including consultations and legal representation in special education matters. If you are unhappy with your child’s special education program, services, or school, they can assist you in securing appropriate services that may include evaluations, school placement, tutoring, reading instruction, therapies, after-school instruction, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). They can assist at the IEP meetings as well as represent parents at impartial hearings in New York.

Matrimonial, divorce and family law representation and litigation

Parent Survivorship and Guardianship

  • Life Insurance in divorce settlements as per mandatory divorce law:Example: The amount of the settlement on child support and alimony needs to be negotiated and then covered by a life insurance policy.
  • Disability Insurance as per divorce settlements.

Legal Marital Status Determination

Legal consulting as per FAFSA application process. This determines the amounts of grants and loans and is looked upon closely by the government. It plays a major role in determining student educational grant eligibility.

Settlement Planning

  • Divorce SettlementBesides negotiating settlements with dry numbers attorneys can structure logical settlement planning as per the child’s needs.By proposing certain legal financial streams through planning, in addition to monthly monies the payments maybe less taxing on the noncustodial parent and more beneficial to the children in the long run, thereby more amicable to everyone. The custodial parent will be satisfied if their interest lies in the children. If the interest is purely selfish this can play as a strong negotiating tool in settlement negotiations for the opposing party.
  • Modification PlanningSame as above but for families already divorced going through downward or upward modifications.

Educational Planning

With divorced or soon to be divorced parents, educational Planning may become a part of a divorce settlement or modification to insure future collaboration and deterrence from going back to court, as well as stability in the child’s future.

Employment Loss and/or Retirement

This maybe a part of a settlement or modification negotiating process.
There are ample insurance and other investment products that can be useful in these situations.

The specialized attorneys will propose an alternative approach to divorce settlements and modifications. They believe that monetary payments and education need to be guaranteed and protected against disability, death even employment loss. Furthermore these payments may be planned and derived through proper settlement agreements and investment planning