In re the Establishment of a Supplemental Needs Trust for Gillette

Decided 2003-02-27

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OPINION OF THE COURT Eugene E. Peckham, S. This is a petition by Richard Gillette, a disabled person, for the establishment of a supplemental needs trust (SNT) for his benefit pursuant to EPTL 7-1.12. New York and federal law both permit the establishment of: “[A] trust containing the assets of such a disabled individual which was established for the benefit of the disabled in…

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