by Dolores Crowley | Nov 7, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Patience, honestly, is something parents of children and young adults with additional needs just have to develop. If it doesn’t come to you naturally, you’ll soon figure out that it’s an absolute must. Alongside Time, which is another vital thing in your life,...
by Allan Cuthbert | Apr 22, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
What is the role of the Trustee? A Trustee has financial responsibilities to distribute the funds in a trust for the benefit of a child with additional needs. They can make financial decisions about a child’s money, yearly budget, key purchases, paid support,...
by Dolores Crowley | Apr 22, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Guardians You have probably heard me talking a lot about Guardians in past workshops and webinars as I feel it’s such an important subject. So, what are Guardians? They are the kindest people in the world who take on the responsibility of caring for our children when...
by Dolores Crowley | Apr 3, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Helping your child become Independent By Dolores As parents, our natural instinct is to shower all our children with care and attention, maybe even more so when they have additional needs. Speaking from my own experience, with David recently turning 28, I’ve had...
by Allan Cuthbert | Jan 15, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
As one of your goals for 2024, why not take the time to update your child’s Special Needs Trust Plan? It is not as hard as you may think; all that is required is blowing the dust off your original plan, a pen and some thinking time. Why do this? Life changes and so...