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4.5.17When all of your time is spent battling the challenges of mental illness or addiction, it’s hard to imagine what the future will bring.  However, that’s exactly why estate planning is so important.

It’s not an easy issue to discuss with an estate planning attorney for the first time.  However, if your children, minors or adults, suffer from mental illnesses or addiction to drugs, alcohol, gambling or any other form of addiction, the attorney will need to know so they can advise you properly. As described in Trust Advisor’s helpful article, “Hope For The Best, But Build Trusts For The Future Of Children With Special Challenges,” there are certain planning techniques that could be used in these situations.

Before diving in, estate planning requires a parent to acknowledge that an addicted son or daughter may never recover. With this in mind, estate planning must be done so that the child never has easy access to the funds. In this instance, a trust with special-purpose language may be a wise option.

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