Can I Use an Online Template to Draft a Special Needs Trust?

I have been asked——: “Can I use an online template or do-it-yourself service to create my child’s Special Needs Trust?”

A Special Needs Trust is a very complex legal tool that rarely works as a “one-size-fits-all” solution.  I’d venture to say that the majority of online templates or DIY software programs that create Special Needs Trusts are not sufficient for most families and would cause many intended consequences.

A DIY program can’t understand the complexities of your family or your child...