LAW 660 - Topics in Advanced Trusts and Estates: Special Needs Estate Planning

Trust and estate planning for individuals with special needs, due to physical, mental and intellectual disabilities, is an emerging subspeciality. Family law or estate planning practitioners are called on to develop comprehensive plans for supporting beneficiaries with special needs. The purpose of this course is to understand how to effectively plan for persons with special needs. By the end of the course, students will understand types of benefits, types of special needs trusts and their funding mechanisms, and capacity planning and its interconnectedness with trusts and estates. Preferred course: LAW 305 Trust and Estates or LAw 782 Special Education Advocacy Clinic I