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Money and Taxes

February 27, 2017 Deborah Dykstra 3 comments

One of the challenges of having a child with a disability is the extra expenses.  In addition to increased child care needs (perhaps leading to a loss of income), we tend to have extra costs like therapies and diaper purchases longer than expected for a typical child. We also need to consider the future: will our children need help longer […]

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