Elder law is a specialty subset of estate planning. It is defined by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Specialization as a...

Parent has mid to late Alzheimer w/o previous power of attorney to handle legal, medical & financial affairs. What can be done?

You can have an experienced elder law attorney meet with your parent in person to determine whether they are comfortable with your parent's...

My parents live in MS. My mom and dad are on Medicaid and both in a nursing home. My dad just qualified and began receiving a

I am not licensed in Mississippi, but I can not imagine Medicaid going along with this plan. The exemption of an automobile usually requires a...

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One should always take APS seriously, but you have not providd enough information for us to go on. That said, if APS is investigating you, I...

Can I or my mom get compensation?

Rather than an elder law attorney, your question might be better answered by a personal injury attorney.

If my parents give me a financial gift, will it be held against them if they file a medicare claim?” —

Yes to Medicaid if application is made within 5 years. No to Medicare.

If an elderly person is accused of having dimentia, but that diagnosis is contested by family, can he or she sign a contract?

The legal burden would be upon the wife to establish that your grandfather does not have dispositive capacity (the capacity to understand that he...

Is it legal to be paid a certain wage and then informed that it was a wrong grid and get a wage cut?

Your question deals with labor law issues and not elder law. Therefore, I have changed the practice area to get it before the type of attorneys who...

If you are filing the initial death claim, what you need is a death certificate. If you are only filling the paperwork to process and receive your...

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I live in Utah, USA and I'm the caregiver for my minor cousin (a US citizen) the mother lives in Mexico.

Don't take me wrong, but it sounds like you are trying to avoid having to pay an attorney to get this done right. A guardianship can only be...