Legal Opinion
In re the Establishment of a Supplemental Needs Trust for Ullman
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 14, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter N. Wells, S.
The court has granted petitioners’ request for reargument of *8their petition which was previously denied by this court’s decision and order dated November 8, 1999. Petitioners, the parents and guardians of Stephan Ullman, seek permission to establish a supplemental needs trust funded solely with Stephan’s current Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The New York State Department of Health as well as the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities have objected to the relief requested.
In reviewing a supplemental needs trust…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sullivan v. County Of SuffolkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- In re GoldblattNew York Surrogate's Court · 1994
- Singer v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Sullivan v. County of SuffolkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jennings v. CommissionerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- In re the Establishment of a Supplemental Needs Trust for KennedyNew York Surrogate's Court · 2004