In this weekend’s Your Money column, I turned to financial advisers and lawyers who were themselves parents to or siblings of people with special needs and asked them to offer basic advice for families who are getting started with their own financial planning in this area.

If you have a close family member with who is disabled, how does their advice square with your experience? And what is the best tip you’d offer to people who are starting the process?

Article source: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/the-best-financial-move-you-made-for-your-special-needs-relative/?partner=rss&emc=rss