Elder Law Questions & Advice

Elder Abuse

• Can An Attorney Help When Mother Is A Victim Of Elder Neglect In Nursing Home?
• How can a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Help me with Filing a Complaint?
• I have been wrongfully accused of Financial Abuse of the Elderly. What can I do and how do I prove I am innocent?
• What do I do for prevention of my father from being the victim of elder abuse in his care home?
• What is the qui tam process and how does it affect me?

Elder Care

• Do I have any rights as a grandparent to visit my grandchildren if my daughter has passed away?
• Everytime I visit my Uncle at the Nursing Home, his clothes always smell and he seems unclean. Is this legal?
• I recieve SSI and Medicaide. I was awarded a settlement from an accident. Will this reduce the amount of benefits I recieve?
• Is there a grandparents’ law that provides me with legal visitation rights to see my grandchildren?
• My sister is taking our Mothers jewelry and selling it without her consent. She has Alzheimer’s. Is this Elder neglect?
• What federal statutes and regulations protect nursing home patients from abuse?

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Elder Financial Planning

• What is the difference between a conservatorship and a guardianship in New Jersey? Must one be a New Jersey citizen?

Health Care and Housing

• Can I take legal action if my mother's caregiver gave her the wrong medication?
• How do I know which convalescent home is the best choice? What are the most important factors?
• I am considering filing a negligence action against a nursing home.How much do nursing home negligence attorneys charge?
• I want to make a complaint about nursing home neglect to the facility in which my aunt resides. Do I need a lawyer?
• They have charged my sister with elder abuse since she pushed my mother who is 85 years old. Do I need to get a lawyer?
• What kind of treatment qualifies as elder abuse? How do I know if it is something I should be formally reporting elder abuse?

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Wills and Inheritance

• Can a video will stand up in court?
• Does My Mother Need A Durable Power Of Attorney Since She Suffers From Alzheimer’s?
• I recently found what looks like my grandmother’s Last Will and Testament in her own handwriting. Is this still valid?
• Is inheritance tax the same thing as estate tax? Does every state impose an inheritance tax?
• My father recently told me that he has designated me to be his power of attorney for health care. What does this entail?
• What is the difference between a conservatorship and a guardianship in New Jersey? Must one be a New Jersey citizen?

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