Special People, Special Planning - Creating a Safe Legal Haven for Families with Special Needs - A Special Needs Planning Book.

Planning for disability or death is a daunting task for most people. It is often difficult to sort through the myriad of options and understand which options apply or are in conflict with their specific needs. Planning for a special-needs family member when the original caretakers are no longer able to do so can be more difficult due to the complexity of rules regarding public benefits programs as well as the unique needs of the special person. Sometimes people are frozen into inaction when there are too many choices or uncertainty about which option to select. Special People, Special Planning is a special needs planning book on how to create a lifelong plan for special needs children and a disabled family member.

Special People, Special Planning – Creating a Safe Legal Haven for Families with Special Needs by attorneys Peggy R. Hoyt, J.D., M.B.A. and Candace M. Pollock, J.D. is designed to address the concerns of families with special needs children. This book is a must-have guide for families with a special needs child in order to understand the factors that come to bear when planning for their special person. It provides a blueprint or framework upon which the family can organize the information they receive from advisors, articles or organizations, plus financial planning suggestions and estate planning for the disabled. The framework provides a solid foundation of easy-to-read information so they can more clearly understand the questions they need to ask, the decisions they need to make and the types of advisors they need to consult.

Special People, Special Planning is also a useful guide for the family’s trusted advisors, including financial and insurance professionals and certified public accountants. It helps the advisor educate the family regarding terminology, planning options and how they can best use the legal and financial planning process to accomplish their long-term goals. In a world of abundant information, the family advisor is challenged to distill only that information the family can comfortably assimilate. Special People, Special Planning accomplishes this goal. Using the book as a guide, the family can have time to identify areas of confusion or concern for the advisor to address during the planning process. Then, the family will have better retention of the information received and more time for discussion and contemplation of the advisor’s recommendations. The book helps ensure families and advisors don’t overlook important planning elements, are all on the same page, speaking the same language and going in the same direction.


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