Special Needs Trust In Family Law

The table below has a brief outline of the legal entitlements of disabled children and young people and those with special

Disability can impact on many areas of a child’s life and it is essential that we plan and support the child in all these areas so they can achieve realistic goals for thir age and abilities.

There are many different types of professionals who can offer support to children who are not following the expected pattern of development, the support is usually coordinated by the schools, SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator). If a child starts school with a disability the SENCO will have been informed by the child’s parents prior to the child starting. The child may already be receiving support from a number of professionals. For example a child with a physical disability may well be receiving treatment from a physiotherapist, with exercises given to

The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2001 outlines the statutory guidance for policy and the procedures and responsibilities towards children and special educational needs. It includes the levels of support which should be provided to children depending upon their individual needs.

A Special Needs Trust is set up for a person who receives government benefits so it doesn’t disqualify the beneficiary from said benefits, such as Social Security Income or Food Stamps/Cash Assistance. This is completely legal and permitted under the Social Security rules provided that the disabled beneficiary cannot control the amount or the frequency of trust distributions and they cannot revoke the trust. By establishing a trust, which provides luxuries or other benefits which otherwise could not be obtained by the beneficiary, the beneficiary can obtain benefits from the trust without defeating his or her eligibility for government benefits.

First, Rather than focusing on the child's learning deficiencies, emphasize and reward the child’s strengths and encourage them to find new interest and hobbies. Second it is important to meet with the child's teachers, tutors, and school support personnel to understand performance levels, and attitude toward school. After the student has been evaluated they are now eligible for special education services. Special education services are provided to student to work with a team of professionals, including your child's teacher, to develop an Individualized Education Program. The individualized education program is created to provide a summary of child’s current education and future goals within education. Children with learning disabilities need to know that they are loved and that they are not dumb. They need to know that they are intelligent normal people who just have trouble learning because their mind process words and information differently. Students with learning disabilities are just like every other student they just need more focus on certain learning

* Special Educational Needs Codes of Practice 2001 – outlines the statutory guidance for policy, procedures and responsibilities towards children with special educational needs including the levels of support which should be provided to children depending upon their individual need.

Being a parent to special needs student can be the most difficult challenge a parent can face. Being able to find the necessary support comes with frustration and struggles when

As a parent, learning that your child has developmental disabilities can be a life altering moment in time and can cause a devastating chain reaction of events. These events have the potential to change family priorities and structure, hurt relationships, deplete financial savings and stability, and emotionally drain everyone intimately involved with you and your child. How do you find human services programs, agencies, or advocates, whose primary job is to help you provide everything your child needs? It certainly can be an overwhelming barrier, but it's the first step in giving you, your child, and your family a plan of action, goals, success, good mental health and bringing everyone back together.

A quality that I believe is critical to working with an individual with special needs is having a positive attitude. It is very important that you maintain your attitude and keeping your team and children motivated while working towards the continued success and also keeping energy levels up. Children can feed off your energy, so if you’re walking around feeling down or upset a child can pick up on your attitude and sometimes this can cause problem

child needs this support as they are not achieving the correct milestones for there age. Keeping the

To best suit a child with special needs a variety of different elements need to be considered to develop the best plan for the child. This is why it is important to understand that not every child with special needs has a mom or dad. They may have a foster parent and it is the responsibility of the special education teacher to include the foster parent and work with all members of the family. Next, it is important to understand the a disability not only impacts the child but siblings as well. Some siblings may be very helpful while others may act out, it is important to consider siblings when creating a plan as well. Lastly, as a special education teacher, it is important to consider if any extended family help with any responsibility with raising the child. A child has a greater rate of success when all members of the family are working together and are on the same

From the first day a child is born, parents are there to nurture their child, to support them as they grow and develop. There is a lot to learn about raising a child under normal circumstances, but when a child has special needs parents must learn this whole new language of medical and special education terms (Overton, 2005). Parents enter this new world where navigating for the best interest of their child is riddled with challenges and obstacles that they need to somehow overcome. This is especially true when parents are dealing with the special education program in their child’s school.

In the movie “I Am Sam” Sam faces many challenges with being mentally disabled. He is left alone on the curb side with his new baby and has no idea what to do. That would be a challenge for any human let alone someone with a mental disability. He is faced with all sorts of challenges with Lucy, life and the law but I believe he is able to overcome all of this with the help of his friends and will be able to give Lucy the care she needs. With his loving friends, his caring attorney and the understanding foster family, Lucy will be able to live a happy and loving life with Sam as her father.

“An exceptional child is a child who is different in some way from the average typical child. This could include a gifted child, handicapped, or a learning disability.” (HDFS 641 Parenting Exceptional Children) An exceptional child needs a lot more care and nurture then a child who does not have a disability. I mentioned earlier that I plan to focus on the independent model of parenting. For a child with a disability this is unrealistic. They need their parent to constantly be there every step of the way. The parent-child bond may be affected such as having a child that is very hard to care for or having a child that provides few social cues. Roles that a parent needs to take on with an exceptional child are added on to the roles they normally have to take on. If my child happen to have an exceptionality I would take on the role of being my child’s advocate for their entire