Milwaukee and Waukesha Elder Law Attorney
As we age, many of us go through a period of incapacity. For family members and spouses, it can be a stressful time. At the Law Office of Rollie R. Hanson in West Allis, we can help reduce your level of stress through our elder law practice.
Elder law provides a set of legal and financial tools to protect your assets, care for your loved ones and plan for potential in capacity. Lawyer Rollie R. Hanson, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, provides counseling and advice to seniors and their families throughout the Greater Milwaukee area and southeastern Wisconsin.
Mr. Hanson has gone through many of the elder law issues our clients face. When his mother developed health problems, he helped her relocate, find assisted living and make financial decisions. As his mother's health declined, he helped her make the transition to long-term care in a skilled nursing facility.
Planning for incapacity
As you grow older, documents such as powers of attorney for health care and financial decisions become an essential part of your estate plan. If you become incapacitated and have not named an agent to represent you, your loved ones would have to go through the expense and delay of a guardianship proceeding to make health care and financial decisions for you.
You should give your agent sufficient authority to carry out the asset protection strategies you want them to do.
Protecting your assets
Many families are concerned that nursing home expenses will wipe out their savings. This can be especially true when one spouse requires long term care while the other spouse remains relatively healthy at home. The community spouse will have great concern for protecting the assets to make sure he or she will have enough to live on. Attorney Rollie R. Hanson can help with Medicaid planning (also know as Title 19 planning) to help protect and preserve assets for a spouse and other beneficiaries instead of having it all go toward the expense of long term care.
Elder law attorney consultation
To set up an appointment with lawyer Rollie R. Hanson, call 414-321-9733 or complete our simple contact form on this site. We are conveniently located in the Lincoln Center III on National Avenue in West Allis.
Learn more about elder law
Lawyer Rollie R. Hanson provides seminars on elder care and estate planning at senior centers and senior care facilities in West Allis and the Greater Milwaukee area.
