Seniors

Estate planning is an important tool in helping seniors decide how to distribute their hard-earned assets upon death. Without proper estate planning, the courts will decide who gets what, and the intended beneficiaries of your wealth may not always be the actual recipients.

That is why estate planning is becoming more important in protecting the legacy of millions of American seniors – the majority of which do not even have a simple will, let alone a comprehensive estate plan.

A subset of estate planning for seniors involves what is today called “elder law.” Attorneys who specialize in elder law must also be capable of advising their clients on issues such as:

• Health Care Access and Decision Making
• Long-Term Care
• Medicaid, Social Security and Other Public Benefits
• Guardianship
• Managed Care
• Older Americans Act