San Diego's PREMIER Law Firm for the legal needs of our
Elder and Disabled communities, their families, and caregivers
At San Diego Elder Law Center, our practice specializes in Elder and Disability Law. In particular, we assist our clients with:
- Identifying appropriate care and resources, and accessing any available programs or funds to pay for such care
- Qualifying for Medi-Cal nursing home coverage, while avoiding or minimizing “share of cost” and State recovery actions
- Advanced and Crisis Planning to preserve our clients' estates for the benefit of themselves, their spouses, children and heirs
- Coping with the legal problems posed by dementia, incapacity, disability, or death
- Special Needs Trusts and other planning for the developmentally disabled
- Preserving eligibility for public benefits in face of inheritance or other new income or assets
We at San Diego Elder Law Center help our clients and their families in matters of long term care planning, Medi-Cal and VA benefits qualification, special needs trusts, conservatorships, estate planning, probate, and more. We can also help you identify appropriate resources in the community for the best possible care for yourself or family member, and analyze any availabe benefit programs that may pay for such care.
Elder Law is the area of the law which addresses the issues facing older and disabled Americans and their families. Notwithstanding the term "Elder Law," the field also is the primary area of law dealing the the legal needs of individuals and their families, regardless of age, of anyone with a disability. Elder Law focuses on care planning issues, including access to appropriate medical and personal care, and coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of such care. With proper planning, disability need not be a financial catastrope to a family. An Elder Law attorney should be able to assist, whether the family is in crisis or looking at advance planning. An Elder Law office can also assist in substitute decision-making strategies when an individual is not able to make their own personal care or financial decisions. Our practice also specializes in conservatorships and their alternatives, general estate planning, and estate and trust administration issues (e.g. wills, trusts, and probate). Our practice covers all of San Diego County.
The information presented on this website is offered for general reference only, and is not to be considered formal legal advice.
