When is an Elder Law Attorney Necessary?

Seeing an elder law attorney is appropriate for any person who is concerned about long term care, either directly or for an elderly or disabled family member. Our Firm evaluates the situation, make suggestions based on the client's needs, and then helps implement the plan.

What is Elder Law?

Elder Law involves planning for the complex health care, long term care, and other issues facing elderly and disabled clients and their families. A major portion of an elder law practice involves planning for long term care and other complicated issues that often accompany aging and disability.

What do Elder Law Attorneys do?

After reviewing the situation and organizing our clients, we provide cost-effective assistance in such areas as:

• All aspects of long term care and disability planning,
• Medicaid applications and appeals,
• Complete health care, estate, and retirement planning,
• Gift, income, and estate taxation issues,
• Charitable giving alternatives,
• Patient's rights issues,
• Assessment of adequacy of insurance, and
• Development of plans for payment of long term care.
• Premarital planning for elderly people
• Long-term care planning at separation and divorce

Probate is the legal process by which a person's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon her or his death. Lawyers refer to the entity that owns the deceased's assets until those assets are distributed as an "estate." Estate Administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets. Individual state laws direct the probate court how to distribute the deceased's estate. State laws and procedures vary greatly, so, it is important to consult a firm with expertise in this area of the law to ensure that the deceased's assets are distributed correctly.

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