What is Elder Law?

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Elder law is a specialized area of legal practice that focuses on the specific needs of senior citizens. Elder law attorneys utilize a holistic approach, including working with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the wide ranging goals of their elder clients.

 

Elder law attorneys most commonly handle general estate planning issues, including counseling clients about planning for incapacity with alternative decision making documents. They also assist clients in planning for possible long-term care needs, including nursing home care, coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care, and working to ensure the client’s right to quality care.

Areas of Specialization

  • Pre-Marital or Post-Marital Agreements

  • Preventing and Correcting Abuse, Exploitation or Neglect of an Elderly Person

  • Probate and Trust Administration

  • Residential Alternatives

  • Social Security Benefits

  • Tax Issues for Seniors

  • Trusts - Living, Revocable, Inter-vivos, Irrevocable

  • Veterans Benefits

  • Wills

  • Advance Directives

  • Durable Powers of Attorney

  • Family Conflict Concerning Aging Parent

  • Guardianship Consultation

  • Health Care Surrogate Designations

  • Homestead Property

  • Living Wills or Advance Directives

  • Medicaid

  • Planning for Long Term Care and Medicaid

  • Planning for Same Sex Couples