Planning for Families with Special Needs A primary source of stress for families who have children with special needs is worrying about securing their future.  This can include the following:

• How do you leave funds for the benefit of the child without causing the child to lose important public benefits?
• How do you make sure that the funds are well managed?
• How do you make sure that your other children are not over-burdened with caring for the disabled sibling, and that any burdens fall relatively evenly among the siblings?
• What is fair in terms of distributing your estate between your disabled child and your other children?
• How do you make sure there’s enough money to meet your disabled child’s needs?