To properly plan for the future, you must take stock of both your assets as well as your family's situation.
Disabilities can take many forms and have varying degrees of severity.
Many individuals have disabilities that do not affect their ability to manage their finances or other affairs. If your daughter or son has such a condition, how to leave your estate depends on various factors, the first of which is whether or not she or he receives benefits such as SSI, subsidized housing, personal attendant care, or Medicaid. Assets acquired through inheritance, may affect eligibility for those benefits. Mental illness and cognitive disabilities often impair a person's ability to manage his or her own finances. Carefully inventory your financial affairs.