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:
William P. Askin, a Sparta, New Jersey Attorney, attended the Elder Law College on December 11, 2012
The Elder Law College, in cooperation with the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, is a comprehensive education program focused on the legal issues and concerns faced by senior citizens. The curriculum recently completed by Mr. Askin includes Medicaid...
How to Pay for Nursing Home Care
Americans are living longer than ever before. At the turn of the 20th century, the average life expectancy was about 47 years. As we enter the 21st century life expectancy has almost doubled. As a result, we face more challenges and transitions in our lives than those...
New Jersey’s Medicaid Programs
New Jersey has two programs that pay for nursing home care, "Medicaid Only" and "Medically Needy". Medicaid Only has broader coverage than Medically Needy, which does not cover in-patient hospital care, pharmaceuticals outside of the institution or chiropractic...
Why Choose an Elder Law Attorney?
Rather than being defined by technical and legal distinctions, Elder Law is defined by the clients to be served. In other words, the attorney who practices Elder Law works primarily with people as they age. Elder Law attorneys use a variety of legal tools and...