Elder Law Consists of Multiple Areas of Law that Affect Older Adults and their Families, including Estate Planning, Medicaid for Long-Term Care, Probate, and Guardianships and Conservatorships.

Estate planning and elder law for Northern Michigan families

Estate planning decides who will make decisions for you if you can’t, and who receives what you own when you die. Elder law adds planning for long-term care: nursing homes, in-home care, and how to pay for them.

Planning ahead

• Wills: who receives your probate property, and guardians for minor children
• Trusts: avoiding probate and managing property if you can’t
• Powers of Attorney and Patient Advocate Designations: who decides for you
• Medicaid Pre-Planning: protecting a spouse and savings if care is needed later

When care or a death has already happened

• Medicaid Qualification: help qualifying for nursing-home or in-home care now
• Probate: settling an estate
• Guardianships & Conservatorships: when no documents are in place

Common questions

Do I need a will, a trust, or both? · Does a will avoid probate? · Can gifts affect Medicaid?

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This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every situation is different, so it is important to discuss your specific circumstances with an attorney.