Mariscal Special Needs Law

03/02/2026

https://kmariscallaw.com/reading-the-tea-leaves/

Reading the Tea Leaves My friend Jeanne’s 23-year-old horse is refusing the bridle, turning in her stall to hide, and almost throwing Jeanne when she tried to ride her—very unusual for this normally placid animal. Jeanne has several explanations, starting with the fact that she’s in heat. Also...

04/29/2025

I will be discussing special needs trust in this upcoming forum. Come learn how to protect your child's financial future.

An in-person, Saturday Transition Symposium focused on planning a life beyond the transition from high school.

01/06/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karen-mariscal-51476421_alexandra-morris-lowe-attorney-mariscal-activity-7280999441459732481-3fUD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://lnkd.in/evDsf7Di Mariscal Special Needs Law is very happy to announce that attorney Alexandra Morris (Lowe) is joining the practice as a special needs…

08/09/2023

Amazing article that says it all. I agree with every word she writes.

Rates of autism are skyrocketing. The question isn’t just why—but what we need to do about it right now, and what’s holding us back.

12/15/2021

Still Parenting: Holiday Edition -

10/26/2021

Still Parenting: Best Special Needs Parenting Memoirs -

NAELA, the national trade association for special needs estate planners, has published Karen Mariscal's survey of her favorite special needs parenting books and memoirs, below. They are heartbreaking, uplifting, full of love, and will make you cry. Enjoy!  

06/18/2021

Still Parenting: The Workforce Crisis, and Looking for Love -

     The severe shortage in the direct care worker for people with disabilities has been the Arc of Massachusetts' number one concern for several years now. Covid has turned this into a crisis. Because of lack of staffing, many of our loved ones don't have the services they need -- they can't fi...

04/30/2021

Guardianship plus Grandparenting -

Part of my practice involves representing parents who are seeking guardianship of their disabled adult child. Parents have to consider whether their child will need a guardian after they become adults in the eyes of the law, which is at age 18.

03/22/2021

Some good news, both fiscally and spiritually -

But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.       Last year, when the pandemic shut down much of our economy, and it appeared that Massachusetts tax revenues would be substantially reduced, we in the special needs world worried that adequate funding might not be there ...

02/08/2021

Covid Vaccines for Our Adult Children -- The Still Needed Parent -

According to Stanford Professor Laura L. Carstensen, the 20th century gave us a fabulous gift:  an average of 30 more years of life!  Life expectancy at birth is now 78, whereas in the early 1900s it was only about 50.  Today there are more than 70,000 centenarians in the U.S., roughly four times...

11/18/2020

Just saw an incredible video showing paralympic athletes: enjoy!

Channel 4 is proud to present the 3-minute trailer for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Signed & Subtitled and Audio Described versions are available in the pl...