Practice Areas
Elder Law & Disability Law
Long-Term Care / Medicaid
Medicaid is means tested: the government looks at both the nursing home resident’s and, if applicable, the nursing home resident’s spouse’s assets when determining financial eligibility for benefits. The law provides for a number of ways to spe…
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Supplemental Needs Trusts
In Montgomery County, Maryland the average cost of nursing home care is about $11,000 per month. Medical Assistance (Medicaid) is the government health insurance program that helps pay that cost. About two-thirds of all long-term nursing home residen…
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Legal Guardianship for Disabled Adults
Guardianship is when a court appoints a person to help a disabled individual with the disabled person’s health care and/or financial affairs. Under Maryland law guardianship is a last resort. Maryland courts will not appoint a guardian if a less re…
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Estate Planning
Wills
By executing a last will and testament (Will) you determine how your property is distributed after you die. A Will states who you want to inherit your property. A Will also states how you want them to inherit the property. Distributions can be outrig…
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Trusts
A living trust (sometimes referred to as an “inter vivos trust”) provides for management of trust property during life, and distribution of trust property following death. You must fund a living trust by titling property into the name of the trus…
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Advanced Health Care Directives
By executing advance health care directives now you can help determine what kind of health care you will receive in the event you become incapacitated. Two kinds of advance health care directives are a durable power of attorney for health care and a…
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Durable Financial Power of Attorney
A durable financial power of attorney is a legal document in which you name somebody to make decisions about your financial affairs in the event that you become incapacitated. Maryland courts recognize and enforce all properly executed powers of atto…
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