Elder Law
I have developed a special interest in helping older persons with their legal problems. In addition to providing estate planning legal advice, I also assist my clients regarding “Elder Care” issues. Such legal problems include:
- Estate and Inheritance Planning – Planning and handling issues that help maximize what is passed on to loved ones.
- Changes to the Will or Trust – Assisting persons in making updates to their will or trust in order to make it better reflect their present wishes or circumstances.
- Advanced Health Care Directives – Helping older individuals make healthcare decisions in advance, assuring that their wishes are clear and known.
- Durable Powers of Attorney – Assisting individuals in designating another person to act on the individual’s behalf in the event the individual becomes disabled or incapacitated.
- Retirement Issues – Assisting older individuals with proper retirement planning to reduce their income taxes and estate tax, as well as improve their quality of life during retirement.
- Elder Abuse – Helping protect older individuals that are suffering from abuse, often by those responsible for the individual’s care.
- Nursing Home Misconduct – Assisting individuals in nursing homes that are suffering from elder abuse.
- Medicare/Medical Planning – Helping protect older individuals estates from being drained from long-term medical care, by making sure they receive the benefits to which you are entitled under the Medicare and Medical programs.
- Senior Care – Helping older persons ensure that they receive proper care that provides the comfort that they deserve.
- Disability Planning – Planning and handling issues regarding Supplemental Security Income and other disability legal issues.
- Undue Influence – Helping protect older persons from being taken advantage of by those seeking to gain through undue influence.
- Guardianships & Conservatorships – Assisting family members provide the care and protection that their incapacitated loved one requires.
- Gift Tax Exemptions – Planning and utilizing the gift tax exemptions to help increase the amount of money and assets passed on to loved ones.
- Transfer of Home Ownership – Helping older persons transfer their home ownership to maximize the effectiveness of estate and inheritance planning.