Elder Law
Proper Planning Requires A Good Balancing Act
Using this holistic approach, for example, we will address general estate planning issues and will counsel clients about planning for incapacity with alternative decision-making documents. We will also assist clients in planning for possible long-term care needs, including nursing home care. Locating the appropriate type of care, coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care, and working to ensure the client’s right to quality care are all part of our Elder Law practice.
Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number. Our laws and regulations are becoming more complex. Actions taken by older people with regard to a single matter may have unintended legal effects. As attornies dealing with the elderly, we have a broad understanding of the laws that may have an impact on a given situation, to avoid future problems.
Our Elder Law practice encompasses many different fields of law. Some of these include:
- Preservation/transfer of assets seeking to avoid spousal impoverishment when a spouse enters a nursing home.
- Conservatorships and guardianships.
- Estate planning, including planning for the management of one’s estate during life and its disposition on death through the use of trusts, wills and other planning documents.
- Probate Law and Estate Administration.
- Administration and management of trusts.
- Our focus is to fully inform his clients in all of these areas of the law and make them confident and comfortable when dealing with elder law issues and concerns.
More Information on Elder Law from Askin & Hooker:
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When Should you file for Social Security?
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William Askin, Esq. Admitted to National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
William Askin, Esq., Partner and Chair of the Trusts, Estates, Wills and Elder Law Practice Groups at Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP, has been admitted to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). NAELA is a premier professional association comprised of...