Elder Law
Elder Law covers those legal issues that particularly affect older adults. Obviously, there a re a myriad of issues affecting older adults, but some of the more prominent are the following:
- Legally protecting family assets from nursing home costs.
- Helping older adults to pay for home care or care in a facility if needed.
- Legally transferring assets to family members.
- Arranging for proper documents (such as a Financial Power of Attorney and a Health Care Power of Attorney) to assure that one's affairs can be tended to in the event of illness.
- Arranging for proper documents (such as a Will or a Trust) to assure that one's assets will be properly distributed in the event of death.
- Making sure that older adults obtain the maximum benefits from Medicare, Medicaid and other types of governmental programs.
- Protecting family assets from potential creditors.
- Making sure that your family is aware of your wishes with regard to health care matters and end of life decisions.
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