Elder Law

Elder law encompasses a broad range of services including advising family members concerning needs and options for aging parents and loved ones; providing information and referral to appropriate agencies and professionals; evaluating long term care alternatives, including in-home care, assisted living facilities and nursing homes; determining how long term care will be paid for, including eligibility for Medicaid and other public benefits; drafting special needs trusts for elderly or disabled individuals; assisting with eligibility for and appealing denials of long term care insurance benefits; pursuing guardianships, conservatorships and other protective arrangements; preparing estate planning documents; preparing advanced directives, including powers of attorney and living wills; probating an estate, both when a person dies with a will or without a will; addressing issues surrounding elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation; assisting with Social Security and Medicare disputes; litigating probate and trust disputes; and engaging in mediation and family facilitation of disputes between adult siblings and/or adult children and their parent(s).

The attorneys at Hamilton Faatz and Waller, PC assist clients in navigating through this complex and ever-expanding area of the law.