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Probate & Trust Law Section Conference Manual ... - Minnesota CLE

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Table of Contents<br />

1. Supplemental & Special Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Basics ‐ Introduction .......................................................................... 2<br />

2. Statutory Authority .................................................................................................................................... 2<br />

a. Supplemental Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Authority ................................................................................................................ 2<br />

b. Special Needs and Pooled Special Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Authority ................................................................................. 2<br />

3. Special & Supplemental: The Same But Different ....................................................................................... 2<br />

4. Alternatives to a <strong>Trust</strong> ............................................................................................................................... 3<br />

a. Alternatives to a Supplemental Needs <strong>Trust</strong> .................................................................................................... 3<br />

b. Alternatives to a Special Needs <strong>Trust</strong> ............................................................................................................... 5<br />

5. At The Beginning ........................................................................................................................................ 7<br />

a. Special Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Establishment ................................................................................................................... 7<br />

b. Supplemental Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Establishment ........................................................................................................ 8<br />

c. Established for a Person with a Disability ......................................................................................................... 9<br />

d. A Person Under Age 65 (Or Not) ..................................................................................................................... 10<br />

e. Testamentary or Inter Vivos? ......................................................................................................................... 12<br />

f. Established and Administered for the Sole Benefit of the beneficiary ............................................................ 13<br />

g. Choosing the <strong>Trust</strong>ee ...................................................................................................................................... 14<br />

h. Revocable vs. Irrevocable ............................................................................................................................... 16<br />

i. Short vs. Long ................................................................................................................................................. 17<br />

6. In the Middle ............................................................................................................................................ 17<br />

a. Taxes ............................................................................................................................................................... 17<br />

b. Supplemental Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 18<br />

c. Vendor Payment Requirements (No $$$ to beneficiary) ................................................................................ 18<br />

d. Sole Benefit of the beneficiary ........................................................................................................................ 18<br />

e. Food & Shelter Under SSI ................................................................................................................................ 19<br />

f. Accountings .................................................................................................................................................... 19<br />

g. Court Supervision ............................................................................................................................................ 20<br />

7. At the End ................................................................................................................................................. 21<br />

a. Termination Clauses ....................................................................................................................................... 21<br />

b. Payback Provisions ......................................................................................................................................... 21<br />

1 Supplemental & Special Needs <strong>Trust</strong> Basics | Jeffrey W. Schmidt

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