This CLE presentation will address the use of various types of trusts in government benefits planning, including revocable trusts, spousal planning using revocable trusts, long term care planning using Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts, and long-term care planning provisions utilized in powers of attorney.

Practitioners will learn the differences among the various types of trusts used in government benefits planning, drafting provisions that may be utilized in order to achieve asset protection while preserving eligibility for government benefits, and the primary government benefit programs that persons with disabilities typically apply for.