If your minor children are at home with a babysitter or a friend or even at school and something happens to you, the police will be contacted. If there is no written direction indicating who has legal authority to stay with your children, short-term, the police must call in Child Protective Service to take custody of your children until they can figure out what to do.

Theresa Law Center can help you put together a plan to protect your children now and in the future.

There are three basic options to pay for long-term care:

A. Private pay
B. Long-term care insurance coverage
C. Medicaid eligibility

Congress established a separate set of rules for married couples. Those rules allow a minimum amount of assets (and income) to be set aside for the non-nursing home spouse.

Typically there are many options for protecting assets for that spouse. Theresa Law Center can examine your current assets to help you determine the best option for your parents. In addition, we can help identify suitable options for single individuals who need help paying for long-term care costs.

You need to know what your current estate plan is, and who you have named to act on your behalf. With this information, Theresa Law Center can help you review and then decide how you want to change your plan. Our goal is to make sure your estate plan reflects your intentions and protects your beneficiaries under current law.

She may be able to benefit from a Special Needs Trust to allow her to keep her needs-based benefits, such as SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and Medicaid. Theresa Law Center can help you determine how her eligibility can be protected, and assure the Trustee is making the best decisions for your sister.