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Elder Law
The three major categories that make up elder law are Estate planning
and administration, including tax questions; Medicaid, disability and
other long-term care issues; and Guardianship, conservatorship and
commitment matters, including fiduciary administration.
Other issues found under the umbrella of elder law include such areas
as estate planning; wills; trusts; guardianships; protection against
elder abuse, neglect, and fraud; end-of-life planning; all levels of
disability and medical care; retirement planning; Social Security
benefits; Medicare and Medicaid coverage; Medicaid planning ; consumer
protection; nursing homes and in-home care; powers of attorney;
physicians' or medical care directives, declarations and powers of
attorney; landlord/tenant needs; real estate and mortgage assistance;
various levels of advice, counseling and advocacy of rights; tax
issues; and discrimination.
Elder law attorneys are specialized attorneys who take special interest
in laws that affect older people and their families. Medications and
pharmaceutical companies, nursing homes and hospitals, long term health
care plans and the need to keep fees at manageable rates are some of
the topics that elder law lawyers research and litigate over.
Elder care lawyers help families and older persons plan for their
future. They have plans for payment of nursing home fees and medication
fees. Elder law also helps individuals and families create living wills
and family estates.
Limited power guardians are persons that, under elder law statutes, can
help an older person run their household, or do whatever a court sees
fit. If a person is unable to pay their bills but is still able to make
rational decisions then limited guardianship would encompass bill
paying at no more than that. The guardianship is meant to supplement
what the older person can do and to keep them safe while still keeping
their freedoms in tact.
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