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Our mission is to empower families of individuals with disabilities with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to secure a safe, supported, and fulfilling life for their loved ones. As a nonprofit, we provide free education, accessible guidance, community events, and affordable estate-planning documents designed to help families plan with confidence.
Families caring for loved ones with disabilities face complex systems and long-term planning challenges every day. Your tax-deductible donation supports plain-English education, accessible planning tools, and trusted guidance for families who need it most.
We serve families, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities who need reliable information and accessible tools to plan for the future with confidence.
We help families prepare for the future with clear, affordable tools that protect and support loved ones with disabilities.
We offer first-party Special Needs Trusts and essential planning documents that help adults protect assets, maintain Medicaid and SSI eligibility, and manage their financial and healthcare choices.
Relatives and supporters can safely leave gifts or inheritances to a loved one with disabilities through a Special Needs Trust designed to preserve essential benefits like SSI and Medicaid.
Social workers, attorneys, and disability professionals turn to us for dependable tools and guidance to help the families they serve plan with confidence.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we exist to give families affordable access to clear, reliable tools for planning their loved one’s future. Our founder — a disability law attorney and parent of an adult son with Down syndrome — spent decades understanding how families protect benefits and plan responsibly. Families trust us because our mission is personal, practical, and built on lived experience.
We help families and caregivers access trustworthy, affordable tools to plan confidently for a loved one with disabilities.
Tailored for adults with disabilities, these trusts allow for the secure management of personal assets without jeopardizing eligibility for key government programs like Medicaid, SSI, and other essential benefits.
Allows a trusted person to help manage financial and administrative responsibilities, providing added stability and support without affecting eligibility for benefits.
Allows you or your loved one to name someone they trust to make medical decisions if needed, providing clarity, safety, and peace of mind in healthcare situations.
Plan confidently for your child’s future with a Special Needs Trust designed to help protect essential benefits like SSI and Medicaid.
Designed for adults managing their own funds while maintaining Medicaid and SSI eligibility.
Allows a trusted person to assist with financial, legal, and administrative matters, ensuring stability and protection without disrupting benefits.
Authorizes someone your loved one trusts to make medical decisions if needed, providing clarity, safety, and peace of mind in healthcare situations.
Founded by Tom Sannicandro, a disability-law attorney with 30 years of experience and the parent of an adult son with Down syndrome, our work is grounded in both expertise and lived experience. We understand the journey because we’ve walked it.
For Tom, disability rights have never been just a profession — they’ve been a calling. His doctoral research in disability policy, his nationally respected work in Special Needs Trusts, and his decades of advocacy all share a single goal: helping families secure a future where their loved ones are protected.
He also saw firsthand how complicated and costly special needs planning can be. Families needed something better.
This 501(c)(3) nonprofit was created to meet that need: affordable, trustworthy planning tools built on decades of disability-law insight, rigorous research, and a lifelong commitment to disability inclusion.
If you’re planning for someone you love, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
Planning tools developed by a nonprofit led by disability-law experts, designed to help families navigate benefit rules nationwide.
Built with nationwide planning principles to support families in every state.
As a nonprofit, we provide high-quality legal documents at a fraction of traditional attorney costs.
Created by a disability law attorney and parent of a child with special needs who understands your journey.
Schedule a free 10-minute consultation with our team to discuss your specific needs and find the best solution for your family
We make a complex process clear, accessible, and fast
Have questions? Our team is here to support you whenever you need our help.
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Special NeedsTrusts Online is the only online special needs trust platform created by a national disability-law expert and parent, operated by a nonprofit, and designed to guide families in plain English from start to finish without high fees, confusing legal jargon, or risky template forms.
Simplify special needs planning with our resources!
Our mission is to ensure families with a loved one with a disability have the information to ensure their best life. As a non-profit, we accomplish this in a multitude of ways including free resources, webinars, educational material, free special needs planning and speaking events as well as affordable estate planning documents.
Tom Sannicandro JD, PHD
We are dedicated to simplifying estate planning for families. As part of a nonprofit organization and drawing from my extensive experience as an attorney, my goal is to make special needs estate planning accessible and for everyone.
In our disabilities resource blog, we cover up to date changes in disability law and policy to ensure your not left in the dark. We continue to be advocates and strive to create a more accessible and equal world.
As a non-profit, our mission is to help families secure the future of their loved ones with special needs. Book a free meeting for help with your specific situation. We are here to answer your questions and make the process of planning as easy as possible.
We put on free webinars and participate in speaking events to bring about positive change and education to the community with disabilities. From parent support group workshops to disability policy research we are here as an advocate!
Provide lasting financial support without risking eligibility for government benefits while gaining protection from creditors.
Providing convenience for handling financial affairs for someone who isn’t able.
Allow medical decisions to be made by a designated individual if you are unable.
Define how assets are distributed after you pass away.
Tax-advantaged savings account used for qualified expenses.
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I am a special needs planning attorney and an expert in Special Needs Trusts and have been practicing disability law for more than 25 years. I am the father of an adult son with Down syndrome, so I know the challenges that families face when trying to provide a future for all their children. So if you are looking for an attorney for special needs trust, look no further. After years of the practice of law, I thought the best way to give back would be to provide special needs estate planning documents for families with a child with special needs in an easy and affordable way. That is why I created this 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to provide families with an affordable way to protect their loved ones.
There are benefits to drafting your estate plan and special needs trusts together. My easy-to-use form does all the hard work for you and sets up the most benefits for your child’s future. You will be able to create your will and trust online.
Need an attorney for special needs trust? Did you search for special needs trust attorneys near me? I have been a Massachusetts attorney for more than 20 years, and I have researched the law in all 50 states. Want me to evaluate your needs?
I also provide legal documents that help protect someone with disabilities by ensuring that they get the assistance of someone they trust.
Anyone who has a child with special needs and is interested in protecting them and their entire family should use special needs trusts online.
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$177.99 gets you a personalized estate plan and special needs trust
Your documents will be emailed to you as a pdf immediately after you finish completing the form. Just print and follow the instructions for signing that are included in a link in the documents.
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I have over 20+ years of experience in Disability law, and estate planning, and as the father of an adult child with Down syndrome, I know what needs to be done to ensure your child’s future.
The same process lawyers go through with every client is now automated in SpecialNeedsTrustsOnline.com saving you hundreds of dollars. The same questions you would be asked in person are in our questionnaire. You get the same forms lawyers charge thousands of dollars for. The difference is we spent our time developing the site, therefore we don’t need to bill our time, our secretaries’ time, or office time. This is an affordable, convenient service for families with a child with special needs. We want to make these options available to all families.
