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PARKHURST v. WILSON-COKER

(AC 24117)

82 Conn. App. 877 (2004)

MARJORIE PARKHURST, CONSERVATRIX (ESTATE OF MATTHEW SQUINOBAL) v. PATRICIA A. WILSOCOKER, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Court of Appeals of Connecticut.

Officially released May 11, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. LeFevre, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Eileen Meskill, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Robert J. Lynch, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

Lavery, C. J., and DiPentima and Peters, Js.

Opinion

PETERS, J.

Special needs trusts are trusts designed to supplement the benefits that persons with a disability are entitled to receive under various federal and state statutes. Congress has decided that the assets in a special needs trust do not affect a needy person's eligibility for supplemental security income under the federal Social Security Act. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 1382b (c) (1) (C) (ii) (IV) and (e) (5), and 1396p (d) (4) (A)...

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