Legal Support for Seniors, People with Disabilities, and their Families
Families often worry about the security and long-term care of their aging and disabled loved ones. Offit Kurman's Elder Law attorneys provide seniors, people with disabilities, and their loved ones with comprehensive legal support tailored to meet their unique needs. Our team of experienced Elder Law attorneys offers compassionate and knowledgeable guidance to help navigate the complexities of the issues of aging seniors and disabled people, ensuring the legal and financial well-being of our clients.
Our Elder Law attorneys are dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of our aging and disabled loved ones, ensuring they receive the care, respect, and security they deserve. We work collaboratively to understand the sensitive nature of these matters. We are committed to delivering personalized and effective legal solutions to our senior and disabled clients and their loved ones.
Elder Law Services Offered
Estate Planning
- Wills and Trusts: Our skilled practitioners construct Wills and Trusts to ensure that assets are protected during your life and distributed according to your unique wishes.
- Powers of Attorney: This vital document designates trusted individuals to make financial decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated.
- Living Wills and Advanced Directives: Health Care Directives are integral to an Elder Care Plan; each ensures that your healthcare directives and instructions are memorialized and honored.
Long-Term Care Planning
- Medicaid Planning: Our skilled practitioners understand the complexity of public benefits. Our team deftly assists with the eligibility requirements and the applications for Medicaid to cover long-term care costs both in-home and in a facility.
- Asset Protection: Our dedicated Elder Law Team is committed to implementing strategies that protect your hard-earned assets from being depleted by long-term care expenses. Whether it's home care, assisted living, or nursing care, our focus is on ensuring your financial security.
Guardianship and Conservatorship
- Guardianship and Conservatorship: There are times when guardianship and conservatorship are necessary to protect your loved ones. Our Elder Law Attorneys work collaboratively with families through the court process to have competent and caring legal guardians appointed for loved ones who can no longer make decisions for themselves.
Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trusts: "SNTs" play an integral role in protecting the assets of our disabled loved ones. Our team works with families to establish trusts that are essential for providing for the care of a disabled loved one without jeopardizing their eligibility for government benefits.
Elder Abuse and Advocacy
- Legal Protection: Our aging loved ones are more vulnerable than ever with a profusion of predatory actors and sophisticated financial scams. Our Elder Law advocates are ready to take legal action against those who exploit or abuse our aging loved ones.
- Preventative Measures: Before elder abuse occurs, our team works hard to advise families on how to protect their aging loved ones from financial and emotional abuse and exploitation to ensure that they live out their days in dignity.
Probate and Estate Administration
- Estate Administration: The death of a loved one is never easy. Our compassionate team is committed to assisting families in the complicated probate process, ensuring the efficient and effective management of the estate of a beloved decedent.
- Estate Litigation: Resolving conflicts in the wake of a loved one's death is never simple. Our Estate Litigation team ensures our clients have vigorous representation when contending with often stressful estate conflicts over a Last Will and Testament.
