Personal Planning for Elders
As medical science improves and life spans increase, elderly people and their families are facing new challenges. To deal with these challenges, the field of Elder Law has emerged which focuses on the unique legal needs of seniors and their families.
Our elder law attorneys can assist you with the following legal issues:
- Long-term care planning
- Medicare appeals
- Medicaid applications and appeals
- Social Security
- Durable financial powers of attorney
- Advance health care directives
- Guardianship and conservatorship matters
- Housing options
- Elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation
- Probate administration and litigation
- And many other areas
The members of the DeFur Voran Elder Law Group are members of and involved in organizations including the Muncie Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, Hamilton County Bar Association, Henry County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, East Central Indiana Estate Planning Council, and the Law Clinic for Seniors (Founder of both Delaware and Hamilton County programs).
Resources:
Medicaid - Final RuleMedicaid - Client Information Form
Indiana Medicaid Caseworker's Manual
Contact
William H. Lutz – Chair
Jennifer A. Bruce, Paralegal and Manager of Medicaid Services
Michael D. Wilhelm
Practice Areas
- Wills, Trusts, Guardianships
- Estate Administration
- Personal Planning for Elders and Medicaid
- Separation, Divorce, Adoptions and Prenuptial Agreements
- Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death
- Litigation
- Construction Issues
- Mediation
- Criminal Defense
- Tax Issues and Appeals
- Real Estate and Zoning
- Contracts and Leases
- Forming a New Business or Company
- For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Corporations
- Employers’ Issues and Employee Benefits
- Governmental Compliance, Permitting and Licensing Issues
- Commercial Collections
- Intellectual Property and Technology
- Universities, Colleges and School Corporations
- Hospitals and Medical Practice Groups
- Local Government Counsel
- Financial Institutions
- General Counsel Services
- Fiduciary Taxes