Securing the Future for Your Loved One with Special Needs

Customized Special Needs Trust Planning to preserve government benefits and provide continuing care.

Worried About Your Loved One's Future Care Expenses? Discover Peace of Mind for Your Family.

Essential for families with loved ones with disabilities, Special Needs Trusts ensure ongoing care and support beyond your lifetime.

If so . . .

We can make the tough decisions easier, provide the guidance your family needs and ensure your wishes are honored and respected.

Get the peace of mind you deserve.

Special Needs Trusts are a critical component of your estate planning if you have disabled beneficiaries you wish to provide for after your passing. Generally, Special Needs Trusts are either stand-alone trusts funded with a separate asset like a life insurance policy or a sub-trust of your living trust.  The Special Needs Trust can cover a variety of life-enhancing expenditures without compromising your loved one’s eligibility.

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Experience the Peace of Mind
a Special Needs Plan Delivers

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Rest Easy with Your Loved One's Future Care Needs Protected

Your legacy is not just protected—it’s secured, ensuring peace of mind for you and your loved ones, no matter what the future brings.

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Seamless Estate Planning Integration

Our collaborative approach means your long-term care plan works hand-in-hand with your estate planning goals, ensuring a harmonious strategy that leaves no stone unturned.

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Feel Secure That Benefits are Protected

We can help you set up a Special Needs Trust, preserving government benefit eligibility and providing assets that will meet the supplemental needs of the disabled person (those that go beyond food, shelter, and clothing and the medical and long-term supports and services of Medicaid).

Meet your shortcut to success . . .

Special Needs Planning Attorneys Serving Families in Savannah & Marietta, GA

Step 1: Schedule

Schedule your free discovery call to get clarity on your situation and have all your questions about Smith Barid answered. Start your journey to a secure legacy with confidence.

Step 2: Crafting a Plan

We'll partner with you to craft a clear, customized plan. We create a tailored strategy encompassing all aspects of your legacy, from asset distribution to future care wishes, simplifying the complex legal landscape into manageable steps.

Step 3: Securing Your Peace of Mind

Our initial planning process is comprehensive, but we understand that life changes. We'll meet with you in the future to discuss any adjustments or additional support you may need, ensuring your peace of mind is always secured.

What our clients have to say . . .

Very thorough throughout entire process. My banker commented that my Living Trust was one of the best she had seen.

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Rated 5 out of 5

Charlie Blaine

All of the staff were so helpful and knowledgeable. Everything from start to finish was easy and I felt really good about the finished product.

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Rated 5 out of 5

Laura McKay

My wife and I were very happy with both the process and results at Smith Barid. The estate plan is what we were trying to achieve, an organized way to protect our assets and convey our wishes. I would highly recommend Smith Barid for estate planning.
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How are we different?

With Us

  • A carefully honed and well-defined process to ensure your legacy is protected for you and your family.
  • Your documents are prepared and executed in 45 days or less.
  • Mike Smith literally wrote the book on living trusts (The Ultimate Gift) and he and Richard have over 50 years of combined experience.
  • Fixed upfront pricing
  • Peace of mind that your legacy and your family are protected

With Them

  • A blank-slate approach that starts from ground 0 with every client
  • You may wait months or years to complete your planning.
  • A lawyer who’s juggling a million different practice areas from DUI to divorce to estate planning on the side.
  • Hourly billing potentially leaving you with a nasty surprise when your estate planning is finished
  • That uncertain feeling that something might have been left out

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Here’s what you’ll get
when you work with us . . .

Personalized Special Needs Planning

You’ll get tailored advice that aligns with your circumstances and goals, ensuring that you receive a custom asset protection plan that perfectly fits your family’s needs.

Comprehensive Protection

A special needs trust provides comprehensive protection for your loved one with special needs' government benefits, ensuring uninterrupted benefits and funds to supplement those benefits.

Streamlined Document Preparation Process

You will save time and avoid the stress of complex legal paperwork with our efficient, accurate estate planning process.

Collaborative Team Approach

Your elder care plan will be comprehensive and fully integrated with your estate and financial plans because we work closely with your financial advisors, accountants, and family members in a team-based approach.

Future-Proof Strategies

Your special needs estate plan will remain effective and relevant because we use flexible planning that adapts to changes in the law and your circumstances. You still need a periodic checkup, but we do everything we can to create a plan that adjusts automatically.

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