Overview: Estates and Nursing Home Planning

As much as we all may wish to avoid dealing with death and disability, they are inevitable. Planning for these tragedies, while difficult for many, can provide much solace and protection when such misfortunes occur.

In the event of incompetency, assets can be managed and protected provided proper planning has occurred. Through the use of Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and other planning devices, it is possible to provide ongoing management of your assets and preservation of those assets even in the face of exorbitant long-term care costs in either a nursing home or home care setting.

Death causes considerable heartache and grief for many. It can also cause great anxiety and considerable administration and tax expense to those left behind. With proper planning much, if not all, of the anxiety, expense and taxes can be avoided.

On many occasions, death occurs in a setting where heirs are in conflict resulting in difficult litigation amongst family members. In such a situation, an experienced estate trial attorney is essential to effective representation.

At Russo, Scamardella and D’Amato our estate attorneys are well versed in all aspects of Estate Planning and Administration. We can assist in the creation and implementation of an estate plan that avoids the loss of assets to nursing home costs, inheritance taxes and probate administration expenses. Even in the absence of proper planning, our litigation attorneys can provide the best representation to a family embroiled in contested estate matters.

Contact us for any of your estate and asset preservation needs.

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