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Elder Law Attorneys: A Primer By Darren Thornberry for Aging at Altitude
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lder law attorneys are advocates for the elderly and their loved ones who handle a wide range of legal matters affecting an older or disabled person. We interviewed a local elder law attorney, Susie Germany (coelderlaw.com), to better understand the scope of what they offer.
What does an elder law attorney do?
An elder law attorney focuses on long-term legal planning considering three major factors:
what a person’s care plan or health situation is, their financial picture and assets, and what legal documents or strategies will work best to help protect and provide them with the most effective legal planning to meet their circumstances. These legal documents may be medical durable powers of attorney, financial durable powers of attorney (POA), wills or various types of trust planning. Elder law encompasses estate planning and requires knowledge of various public benefits programs such as Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare in addition to tax planning, all of which have
Do the people you trust have the authority to make decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Have you left a mess for your family to clean up after you’re gone? Has it been more than five years since your estate plan was updated?
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