Empowering Families Since 1989

As a Special Needs Planner since 1989, I’ve presented over 500 seminars, met with hundreds of families, written books set out Special Needs Plans, watched how the legacy their parents and family’s left for their special child enhanced their child’s life As I move on I decided to share my experience and the families I met into one encompassing website to ease the worry and tress of answering their question, ”What’s going to happen to our child after we’ve gone?”

Instead of putting everything into one huge planning binder, I found families wanted me to break the process down into small easy to complete steps that the family can follow. Its said it’s easier to eat an elephant one piece at a time. So that’s what I did.

Darryl Erentzen and I redesigned the web site to include all those easy-to-follow steps, all my years of special needs planning in one place, with all the research and materials you may need.

Do the right thing

Instead of spending days and even weeks with a financial planner, lawyer and other professionals with a lot of legal language and spending a lot of money I’ve broken it down into sections and booklets that explain in plain language what each step is,  in place of a huge binder that may have costs thousands of dollars that you look at and say, “Did we do the right thing?”.

Planning for the time when you’re not here should be easy to complete and available to every family at cost everyone can afford.

My objective in creating Special Needs Planning web site for families who have a child with a disability, was to take away the difficulty and expense.

When I created my “do it yourself” website, my objective of creating a new site was to market the Special Needs Living Henson Trust agreement. 

A living Henson Trust agreement, available to families who have a child with a disability, at a cost anyone can afford. 

VS a Testamentary trust agreement that can’t be funded until after the parents die. Grandparents and siblings’ friends can’t fund it until the parents die. Parents won’t know how it works because they won’t be there to see it.

Well, now you can!

We would like to express our appreciation of the work that John Dowson of LifeTRUST Planning has done for our family.

Mr. Dowson’s expertise would make him a valuable resource to individuals or organizations seeking guidance in this often complex area.
Don and Janet Kilpatrick
Don and Janet KilpatrickBurlington Ontario, Canada
The LifeTRUST Plan has eased my mind from the terrible burden of “what will happen to my son when I’m gone? Who will support him? Will he have those extra’s I’ve seen to while I was here?

The program is simple. My son will receive through a trustee of my choosing whatever he needs at regular intervals, not to exceed the government cap. The fund will supplement whatever benefits he receives from the government.

That is what life insurance is all about. I not only support it but promote it to anyone who cares about what happens to their children when they are gone.

You’re in good hands with LifeTRUST Planning, and a good lawyer to set up the trust.
John Baillargeon
John BaillargeonGuelph Ontario, Canada
During the past several years as our child has been getting older, as we have, we began to consider his situation with regards to the availability of additional funds for costs that would not ordinarily be covered through our association.

Our inquiries led us to explore a LifeTRUST Plan through LifeTRUST Planning, that we now have in place. This has given us peace of mind that our son will be adequately taken care or regardless of funding.

We are pleased to recommend LifeTRUST Planning to anyone in a situation similar to ours who might be looking for a solution to their present problem.
Jacqueline M Dynes
Jacqueline M DynesToronto Ontario, Canada
We would like to extend our appreciation for your assistance in obtaining an increase in Jeff’s ODSP benefit. We greatly appreciate all your help, time and understanding.
Art and Jane WarnaarGoderich Ontario, Canada
I wish to thank you personally for the assistance you provided in obtaining Disability Benefits for John. You will recall that this was a very frustrating situation for the family as a number of attempts to obtain benefits had been unsuccessful.

If you have any people who would like a reference on your passion for doing what is right for the disabled, they are free to call me.
Roland Van AndelDundas Ontario, Canada
Writing to inform you that Lisa’s ODSP benefit increase has finally come through. Thanks again for all your help.
Terry CooperSimcoe Ontario, Canada
Thank you for helping in establishing a special life insurance plan for my child with disabilities. I feel better that in the event of my death, my child will be properly cared for by my trustees. LifeTrust Planning plays a very important part of our lives.
S.Y.Toronto Ontario, Canada
On behalf of the board and members of Home stead Mississauga, we would like to express our sincere thanks to you for a very interesting and informative seminar. Rest assured that whenever there is an opportunity we will highly recommend your organization.
John SoumelidisMississauga Ontario, Canada
I would like to thank you for the presentation that you and your experienced team gave to Community Living Alternatives Scarborough. Thank you again for your information and support.
Bob HowardScarborough Ontario, Canada
Many thanks for the help and suggestions. Best meeting I;ve been to concerning setting up wills and estate planning.
W.L.Barrie Ontario, Canada
More people should take an interest in these matters.
J.B.Owen Sound Ontario, Canada
I had no idea that there was a solution to the problems of leaving money for my daughter, until I attended this seminar.
I.M.Barrie Ontario, Canada

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