Connecticut Special Needs Trust Information

special needs trust is established to prevent people from losing benefits from certain government programs after receiving a settlement. An influx of wealth can make one ineligible for benefits from Supplementary Security Income (SSI), Veterans Aid and Attendance, Medicaid, and government housing. A special needs trust supplements but does not replace, these benefits by paying for non-covered services or equipment. Below are the applicable laws to establishing a special needs trust in Connecticut.

Federal Law

U.S. Code Section 1396p.(d)(4)(A)
(4) This subsection shall not apply to any of the following trusts:
(A) A trust containing the assets of an individual under age 65 who is disabled (as defined in section 1382c(a)(3) of this title) and which is established for the benefit of such individual by the individual, a parent, grandparent, legal guardian of the individual, or a court if the State will receive all amounts remaining in the trust upon the death of such individual up to an amount equal to the total medical assistance paid on behalf of the individual under a State plan under this subchapter. Full text

Connecticut Law

Protection of special needs trusts and other similar trusts for disabled persons.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter that may otherwise be applicable to a trust, no provision thereof shall apply to any special needs trust, supplemental needs trust, or other similar trust established for a person with a disability as a beneficiary, including without limitation, any trust established pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4)A or C, as amended from time to time, or other similar federal or state statute, to the extent that such provision would disqualify such trust beneficiary at any time from eligibility for public needs-based assistance benefits for which the beneficiary would otherwise qualify.

AL Code § 19-3B-1101. Title 19 – FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS. Chapter 3B – ALABAMA UNIFORM TRUST CODE. Full text