An elder law attorney helps aging seniors to legally navigate through issues of life that arise in the later stages of life. Chris Harkins is an elder care lawyer, focused on offering legal guidance and counseling services to senior citizens.
Why do I need an elder care lawyer?
As your elder attorney, we help prepare for long-term care by choosing a retirement plan, provide Estate planning, navigate Medicaid planning, establish power of attorney, create a living will and more. As individuals enter retirement age, there are government benefits that are available, but determining if you qualify for these federal programs can be difficult to do alone. As an experienced elder law practice we are knowledgeable in all areas of federal assistance available to seniors.
Elder Law Attorney Specialties
Pennsylvania laws are very specific about what can and cannot be included in a will, financial power of attorney or trust. These laws dictate who can and who cannot serve as a trustee, representative or health care surrogate. Working with an experienced, and local, elder law attorney can help avoid costly mistakes that can negatively impact you or your loved ones. As an experienced elder attorney, we understand the requirements and work tirelessly to provide your loved ones with the best legal guidance related to long-term care.
Elder Law Plan Overview
What is Elder Law and how can working with an Elder Law Attorney benefit me?
Elder law is an area of law that takes many factors into account. An elder law attorney should be familiar with various areas of law in order to help you come up with a plan that will help you meet your goals as you age.
This plan may include:
A Power of Attorney and Living Will that will help you to have more control over your health and financial decisions in the event that you have limited capacity to make decisions in the future.
An Estate Plan that will help to direct where your assets go and can help you and your family to keep more of the hard-earned assets that you’ve acquired throughout your life. This includes reviewing and revising your Will and Beneficiary Designations to make sure that you are not giving the government more assets than you need to.
Long-term care planning that helps you make the most of programs like insurance, Medicare, VA Benefits and Medicaid and allows you and your family to keep as many of your resources as possible.
Help applying for programs like Medicaid. Application mistakes or even bad timing with the application can cost thousands of dollars.
Reviewing Care Contracts, for example, nursing home contracts to ensure that you are not unnecessarily giving up any of the rights that you are entitled to and to make sure that you are not putting anyone like children, spouses or other loved ones at risk of payment liability.
Reviewing your situation and understanding your goals in order to determine other ways to save you or your loved ones money and frustration.