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Elder Care: Elder Law - What is it?Keywords: Elder law; medicaid trusts; health care proxies; living wills; estate planning; long term care, nursing homes. Lawyers in New York do not specialize in a field of law. There is no specialty rating board or similar certification procedure. However, most of us who are serious practitioners become more knowledgeable or expert in some niche or other; bankruptcy, immigration, real estate, and yes, Elder Care. Now that we live longer, we have more complex issues related to our life style; health care, estate planning, long term care, health care proxies, etc. Did you know that the new health care bill has made it a criminal offense to dispose of assets in order to obtain medicaid benefits? Last year it was public policy that favored, permitted and encouraged "Medicaid Trusts". Are they dead? How do you protect your significant other from bankrupting medical bills? What about that nursing home contract? Can you read it? It is filled with legalese which even successful attorneys do not realize is legalese. These words have specialized meanings and not necessarily their ordinary, plain english meaning. Many issues like medicaid trusts, health care proxies, living wills, nursing home contracts can be handled in a multi-step process. Step one is an initial meeting and interview to determine your needs. Step two is our letter recommending various approaches to achieve your goals. Step three is a second meeting or telephone conference to answer any questions you may have and to implement your selected approach.
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