The concerns our elderly have are often unique, and their needs range the entire legal spectrum.  It is important to know how the legal system protects our elderly, especially in regard to their financial resources.  Sometimes the right step is providing for their physical care, and sometimes the right step is providing for their fiscal care.  Our courts have devised several techniques to protect our elderly from abuse or slackened mental capacity, including guardianships, trusts, and conservatorships.   

If your loved one is someone who might benefit from counseling to prepare for their death or wants to reflect on their experiences, please consider contacting us to discuss this process.  Our services can go far beyond what a typical attorney can offer, and we pride ourselves on our ability to design ways to convey information to the next generation using similar drafting techniques to those used in the preparation of a Last Will.  Developing a personal statement is often an emotional and satisfying process through which the elderly person expresses their key memories, imparts their inner reflections, and conveys their sense of the meaning of life to those they select.  When combined with a trust instrument, which can time the release of information depending on the age of the intended recipient, this method can be extremely effective in keeping our elderly's experiences and wisdom with us into the future.  This process can be done at any age, however, and is particularly recommended for those families with young children who may not be capable of retaining mature messages at the present time.    

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