Elder Law

  Guardianships can provide individuals with the power to determine who makes decisions on their behalf in the event of incapacitation. Guardianships are often viewed as something young families use to help ensure their children are cared for in the event of a tragic accident. However, these documents can also be a powerful tool for ...

This article looks at how to use a pooled income trust to stay on Medicaid if one exceeds income limits. As America’s population ages, more families are dealing with concerns about elderly care. Many older Americans would prefer to avoid living in a nursing home, but they worry that because their income or assets exceed ...

Though you may not consider yourself old enough to think about needing a nursing home one day, the need for long-term care could affect anyone at any age. True, older individuals are more likely to need this type of attention, but really, a sudden illness or injury could cause anyone to find him or herself ...

Throughout your life, you may have always had access to medical care when the need arose. As a child, your parents and their insurance coverage likely covered any expenses associated with your care, and you may not have considered how costly health care could be until you faced your own medical bills as an adult. ...

Elder law clients many times have issues maintaining the SSI eligibility after an inheritance or personal injury settlement.   In order to determine eligibility for SSI, SSA must determine the value of an individual’s resources at the first moment of the month. Transferring ownership of a resource may affect the value of an individual’s countable ...