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We hope that you find our site informative, useful and user friendly. An Elder Law attorney acts as an advocate for elderly people and their families. The practice of Elder Law can include many different legal matters that affect the elderly, such as long term healthcare planning, guardianship, Medicaid planning, asset protection planning, and estate planning.
An Elder Law attorney in Woodbury, NY focuses on the unique legal needs of aging adults, which are different than the needs of an average younger adult. The duties taken on by Elder Law attorneys can reach much further than overall estate planning and into the everyday lives of senior citizens and their families, when it comes to nursing home care planning and guardianships.
We hope that you find our site informative, useful and user friendly. An Elder Law attorney acts as an advocate for elderly people and their families. The practice of Elder Law can include many different legal matters that affect the elderly, such as long term healthcare planning, guardianship, Medicaid planning, asset protection planning, and estate planning.
An Elder Law attorney in Woodbury, NY focuses on the unique legal needs of aging adults, which are different than the needs of an average younger adult. The duties taken on by Elder Law attorneys can reach much further than overall estate planning and into the everyday lives of senior citizens and their families, when it comes to nursing home care planning and guardianships.
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Chris Haner provided my wife and I with such excellent service.
Making plans about what happens to your family after your death is not an easy thing to do.
Chris took his time and explained all the important details and specifics in preparing our will and estate planning.
He made us feel comfortable about making sure our family would be taken care of if something ever happened to us.
We never felt rushed and no question went unanswered.
I highly recommend Chris Haner to handle all of your families will and estate planning services.
Making plans about what happens to your family after your death is not an easy thing to do.
Chris took his time and explained all the important details and specifics in preparing our will and estate planning.
He made us feel comfortable about making sure our family would be taken care of if something ever happened to us.
We never felt rushed and no question went unanswered.
I highly recommend Chris Haner to handle all of your families will and estate planning services.
As the Firm's Paralegal and Office Manager, Christine can be counted on to ensure all client questions and concerns are addressed in a timely and professional manner.
Ensuring complete client satisfaction is not only something that Christine strives for, it's something that she truly cares about.
Christine is a cheerful, deeply understanding and empathic part of the C. Haner Law team, and she never fails to leave a lasting impression on all clients she works with.
In addition to serving as a cheerful and understanding liaisons for all clients, Christine is proficient in drafting and preparing all clients' Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Elder Law Planning documents.
Ensuring complete client satisfaction is not only something that Christine strives for, it's something that she truly cares about.
Christine is a cheerful, deeply understanding and empathic part of the C. Haner Law team, and she never fails to leave a lasting impression on all clients she works with.
In addition to serving as a cheerful and understanding liaisons for all clients, Christine is proficient in drafting and preparing all clients' Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Elder Law Planning documents.
Elder Law is a blend of Medicaid and estate planning.
While estate planning is focused on ensuring a client's assets pass to intended beneficiaries after death, Medicaid planning is done to preserve a client's assets during life by setting a client up to qualify for government benefits (Medicaid), should the client require long-term care.
The best-known Elder Law tool is the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT").
While incredibly versatile, MAPTs tend to provide the most utility to a relatively healthy client.
While estate planning is focused on ensuring a client's assets pass to intended beneficiaries after death, Medicaid planning is done to preserve a client's assets during life by setting a client up to qualify for government benefits (Medicaid), should the client require long-term care.
The best-known Elder Law tool is the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT").
While incredibly versatile, MAPTs tend to provide the most utility to a relatively healthy client.
Medicaid is a government program which can be leveraged to pay for a client's homecare or nursing home needs.
As a means tested government program, in order to qualify for Medicaid, a client must not have assets exceeding certain levels or excess income.
This being said, however, there is almost always a way to qualify a client for Medicaid benefits.
Planning for a client's long-term care, and the potential that the client may want to leverage Medicaid to pay for his/her long-term care, should be considered from the outset.
As a means tested government program, in order to qualify for Medicaid, a client must not have assets exceeding certain levels or excess income.
This being said, however, there is almost always a way to qualify a client for Medicaid benefits.
Planning for a client's long-term care, and the potential that the client may want to leverage Medicaid to pay for his/her long-term care, should be considered from the outset.
The job of a Trusts & Estates attorney is not only to write Wills and Trusts for clients - it also includes advising clients how to be preserve assets, what we like to call Asset Protection.
Tax Planning: With tax planning, the goal is to minimize taxes, thereby preserving assets.
Tax planning permeates everything we do as Trusts & Estates attorneys.
For example, if a client wants to leave a house to his son, there are several ways this can be done.
While understanding the mechanics of the above actions may be somewhat simple, the tax consequences of each action must be explored.
Tax Planning: With tax planning, the goal is to minimize taxes, thereby preserving assets.
Tax planning permeates everything we do as Trusts & Estates attorneys.
For example, if a client wants to leave a house to his son, there are several ways this can be done.
While understanding the mechanics of the above actions may be somewhat simple, the tax consequences of each action must be explored.
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