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Elder Law & Estate Planning
We help protect your parents and your peace of mind. Don't lose the family home to nursing home costs!
We can help! We know the local courts, nursing homes, and Medicaid case workers - and they know us!
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We help protect your parents and your peace of mind. Don't lose the family home to nursing home costs!
We can help! We know the local courts, nursing homes, and Medicaid case workers - and they know us!
- Medicaid Asset Protection Planning
- Full-service Probate Administration
- Customized Elder Law Strategies
- Emergency/Crisis Medicaid Planning
Cities We Serve in Michigan
We are proud to offer legal services to clients in the following cities across Michigan:
Macomb County
Oakland County
Wayne County
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Frequently Asked Questions
We are addressing various concerns seniors and their families might have
Elder law is a specialized legal practice focusing on issues affecting aging adults, including estate planning, long-term care, guardianship, and protecting seniors' rights and assets.
It's best to start planning early, ideally in your 50s or 60s, to proactively address potential future care needs, asset protection, and estate planning.
Key documents include:
- Living will
- Durable power of attorney
- Healthcare proxy
- Advanced healthcare directive
- Last will and testament
- Trust documents
Elder law attorneys can help seniors legally protect assets while qualifying for Medicaid, using strategies like asset restructuring, creating specific trusts, and navigating complex eligibility requirements.
Medicaid spend-down is a process where individuals reduce their assets to meet Medicaid eligibility requirements, typically by paying for medical expenses or converting assets into exempt resources.
Strategies include:
- Specific types of trusts
- Transferring property to family members
- Using homestead exemptions
- Medicaid planning with professional guidance
- Guardianship: Making personal care decisions
- Conservatorship: Managing financial affairs
Both involve legal authority to make decisions for an individual unable to do so themselves.
Steps include:
- Medical assessment proving incapacity
- Filing a petition with the local court
- Providing notice to family members
- Court hearing and potential appointed guardian
- Nursing homes
- Assisted living facilities
- In-home care
- Adult daycare
- Continuing care retirement communities
Funding options:
- Long-term care insurance
- Medicaid
- Veterans benefits
- Reverse mortgages
- Personal savings
- Family support
- Will: Instructions for asset distribution after death
- Trust: Legal arrangement managing assets during life and after death, often with more flexibility and potential tax benefits
Recommended review periods:
- Every 3-5 years
- After major life events
- Significant changes in financial situation
- Changes in family dynamics
Elder law attorneys can:
- Establish protective legal mechanisms
- Help pursue legal action against abusers
- Create safeguards in financial documents
- Provide guidance on preventing fraud
Red flags include:
- Sudden changes in financial documents
- Unexplained withdrawals
- New "friends" with financial influence
- Isolation from family
- Unusual bank activity
A legal document designating someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become unable to communicate your wishes.
- Strategies include:
- Specific types of trusts
- Transferring property to family members
- Using homestead exemptions
- Medicaid planning with professional guidance
Benefits include:
- Aid and Attendance benefit
- Disability compensation
- Healthcare services
- Long-term care support
- Pension benefits
- Protections include:
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Elder abuse prevention laws
- Social Security and Medicare rights
- Digital estate planning
- Online document storage
- Telehealth consultations
- Virtual legal meetings
- Digital asset management
Key considerations:
- Specialized elder law certification
- Experience in senior legal issues
- Compassionate approach
- Clear communication
- Transparent fee structure
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The Team at SSR Law Offices strives to ensure that each and every client that walks through the door receives the 5-Star Experience that they deserve. We treat every client as if they were are only client and provide a service that is above and beyond what they could receive at any other law firm, but don’t take our word for it, see what our clients are saying about us.
+200 Across the Web
The 5-Star Experience
The Team at SSR Law Offices strives to ensure that each and every client that walks through the door receives the 5-Star Experience that they deserve. We treat every client as if they were are only client and provide a service that is above and beyond what they could receive at any other law firm, but don’t take our word for it, see what our clients are saying about us.
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