“Clients who have a child with special needs face ‘a special set of financial considerations,’ writes Brooke Hawley, a financial adviser and mother of a child living with special needs. The most important thing to do, according to Hawley, is set up a special needs trust in the child’s name.”
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Source: Financial Planning for Women