Elder Law focuses on the needs of
those planning a quality of life. 
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Elder law attorneys deal with legal issues involving:
⚖ Health and personal care planning, which include the following topics:
powers of attorney and living wills; lifetime planning; family issues;
⚖ Fiduciary (financial) representation; financial planning; housing
opportunities and financing; income, estate, and gift tax matters;
⚖ Planning for a well spouse when the other spouse requires long term care;
Asset protection; public benefits such as Medicaid and insurance;
Veterans' benefits;
⚖ Capacity; guardianship and guardianship avoidance;
⚖ Resident rights in long term care facilities; nursing home claims;
⚖ Employment and retirement matters; age or disability discrimination and
grandparents' rights.
⚖ Will and trust planning; planning for minor or adult special needs children; probate;
⚖ Elder law encompasses all aspects of planning for aging, illness, and incapacity.
The specialization requires a practitioner to be particularly sensitive to the legal issues impacting elder clients.
‘Plans are nothing; planning is everything.’
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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