At Marks Elder Law we remain committed to serving you and meeting your legal needs promptly – more than ever in these demanding times. Our office is again open for any work that can’t be effectively done remotely, including meeting with clients (though we still use videoconferencing, phone and email as well)
Having up-to-date estate planning arrangements in the form of Powers of Attorney and Wills, at least, is crucial to peace of mind as well as actual preparedness. You may benefit from taking your planning a step further with a Revocable Trust, and some families absolutely need Special Needs Trust type planning for any family member with a disability.
If you are headed toward expensive long-term care such as in a nursing home, you must seek expert advice to protect yourself, your assets and your family. With the right advice, long-term care patients and their families get a much, much better bottom line result. We can help you protect your assets.
Finally, if a loved one has died, we also provide expert assistance to help you wind up their affairs and administer their estate. These are some ways in which we at MARKS ELDER LAW may be able to help you. Please keep reading, and call or email today.
We represent and advise Executors and Administrators to get the best results in a legal process with lots of rules, pitfalls and traps for the unwary. You may be named in a Will to serve as an Executor of an estate, or appointed to administer the estate of a loved one...
A will establishes a person's wishes for his or her belongings and affairs after death. When a person dies without a will, his or her estate is subject to state inheritance laws. In Pennsylvania, these provisions govern the settlement of an estate in the absence of a...
Your 20s are a time to focus on your education, the beginning of your career, and learning more about who you are. Likely, estate planning is the last thing on your mind. Is it too early to start thinking about your golden years? Rather than look at estate planning...
Usually, when we think of annuities, we think of a deferred annuity or an investment type annuity. An investment annuity is like a combination of an investment and insurance policy. The annuity can be invested in many different kinds of investments, and the investor...
While some elder law and estate planning tricks and traps are absolutely the same for everyone, LGBTQ spouses and partners face some unique legal challenges. Those legal needs can be met with the right advance knowledge and preparation. Some of these issues are...
It's just as important as ever to protect against nursing home costs, by planning ahead or getting advice at the right time. In these crazy days of quarantine and pandemic, most of us are focused on just surviving and staying healthy day-to-day. Planning ahead...
Recent studies reveal why people don’t use a lawyer even when faced with a situation where a lawyer might be helpful. The biggest reason people don’t have an attorney is: NOT because they believe it would make any difference; NOT because it’s too expensive or they can...
Many people may associate estate planning with end-of-life issues. However, you can use estate planning tools to make sure your wishes do not go unheeded if you are disabled, for example by a car accident or an unexpected health complication. You can let people know...
Even if you are healthy and active right now, you may eventually lose some of your faculties because of illness, injury or old age. If so, you may choose to move into a nursing home to receive the care you need. Unfortunately, though, nursing homes can be almost...
While most attorneys and law offices have been working remotely and have been subject to the Pennsylvania Order that nonessential places of business be closed, attorney organizations have been working closely with state government all along to allow urgent legal...
