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Elder Law is a legal practice area that focuses on the unique legal issues affecting senior citizens, including estate planning, healthcare, long-term care planning, guardianship, and protection from elder abuse. Elder Law attorneys are equipped to provide legal assistance to seniors and their families, and they understand the complexities and nuances of laws and regulations that affect the aging population.

Overall, Elder Law attorneys work to protect the legal rights and interests of seniors, providing guidance and support to help them navigate the complex legal landscape and plan for a secure and comfortable future.

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Assistance for caregivers

Worried about a Spouse Needing Nursing Home Care?

Posted on: June 3, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Let’s take one couple, Tom and Louise, who have been married to each other for over 50 years and live in the same home they bought when they first got married.
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CDPAP will pay you to take care of Mom.

A Personal Care Agreement to Care for Mom?

Posted on: June 1, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
About 40 million people are helping to care for older relatives and friends. Some leave their jobs to do so, and some end up as live-in caregivers. All give up much of their personal freedom. Should they be paid for their work?
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Can I get less in Social Security ?

New Medicare Advantage Benefits Starting in 2020

Posted on: May 30, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
You will soon have more options available, if you have Medicare Advantage.
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Work on your Estate Plan

Funeral Arrangements- Who Will Control the When I Die?

Posted on: May 25, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
New Jersey has a statute that sets forth the hierarchy of those who have the right to control the funeral arrangements and the disposition of the body of a deceased individual.
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Big COLA increase in 2023

Estate Planning Documents and Medicaid Planning

Posted on: May 24, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
People frequently hear that they should visit their attorney to have their wills and other important legal documents prepared, but many people procrastinate. Therefore, if you’re in that group, do not feel like you’re alone.
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New rules for Hearing Aids .

Senior Living - How to Start the Process of Moving

Posted on: May 20, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
When you have a close relative or friend who might benefit from moving into a development for aging adults, you might not know how to go about getting from where he is now to settling him into the community of his dreams.
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Open enrollment mistakes

Beneficiary Designations - What are Common Mistakes?

Posted on: May 12, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
You may be surprised at how easy it is to make an expensive mistake with your beneficiary designations.
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What debts are owed when parents die?

Figuring Out A Parent’s Financial Life, When They Cannot

Posted on: May 11, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Statistics tell us that it is very likely one or both of our parents will end up in a nursing home or rehabilitation center for an extended period. If you’re like most people, you do not know a whole lot about your parent’s finances.
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What doesn't Medicare cover.

Elder Abuse -The People They Trust, Rip Off Seniors the Most

Posted on: May 3, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
The sad truth is that the people they should be able to trust the most, take the lion’s share of the money from older adults.
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Durable Health Care Power of Attorney

Surviving Spouse Needs An Estate Plan such as a Revocable Trust

Posted on: April 26, 2019 | By: David Parker, Esq.
What’s going to happen when you die? If your husband died without a will, you probably don’t have an estate plan of your own. Get one.
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