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What is Elder Law ?
“Elder law is the integration of the legal system with social and medical concerns for the benefit of the client. An elder law attorney is familiar with Federal laws and Florida laws which affect an individual's well being and personal wishes.”
--Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
"'Elder law' means legal issues involving health and personal care planning, including: advance directives; lifetime planning; family issues; fiduciary representation; capacity; guardianship; power of attorney; financial planning; public benefits and insurance; resident rights in long-term care facilities; housing opportunities and financing; employment and retirement matters; income, estate, and gift tax matters; estate planning; probate; nursing home claims; age or disability discrimination and grandparents' rights. The specialization encompasses all aspects of planning for aging, illness, and incapacity. Elder law clients are predominantly seniors, and the specialization requires a practitioner to be particularly sensitive to the legal issues impacting these clients."
-- Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 6-20.2(a).
We Advise Clients About and Prepare the Following:
Powers of Attorney
Health Care Surrogate Designations
Living Wills
Trusts
Wills
We Assist Clients in Establishing and Administering the Following:
Guardianships over Incapacitated Adults
Guardianships over Minors
Authority to Make Health Care Decisions by Proxy
Probate Estates After the Death of a Loved One
We Assist Clients in Obtaining and Navigating the Following:
Medicare
Medicare Supplemental Insurance
Medicaid
Veteran’s Benefits
Long Term Care Insurance
Pre-paid Funeral/Burial/Cremation Arrangements
We Assist Clients in Stopping or Preventing the Following:
Abuse and Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult
Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
Identity Theft
We Advise Clients on the Following:
How to Provide for Disabled/Dependent Loved Ones After Client’s Death
How to Assist Family Members in Providing Care for Elderly/Disabled/Ill Loved Ones
How to Choose the Appropriate Residential Arrangements
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Long Term Care
How to Plan for Individual Long Term Care and Quality of Life Goals
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