Areas of Practice
Elder law
Elder law attorneys are specially trained to address the legal needs of seniors and their families. We can help you protect your house and other assets in the event of long term illness, while minimizing tax consequences. We can guide seniors and their families through the legal, financial and health care decision-making process that is required to access the continuum of long term care, from home care or independent living to assisted living to skilled nursing facilities. We also have contacts in the community to help coordinate care or find quality and appropriate senior communities or facilities.
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Estate planning
Estate planning is a review of your assets and family circumstances and development of a plan and documentation to carry out your wishes and help your family avoid unnecessary expenses, complications or delays. You want to assure the right person is handling your affairs when you die and that assets go to the appropriate family members or charities. You want to be sure a disabled child or grandchild received the benefits of an inheritance without a negative impact on their public health benefits. All of these can be accomplished by a well-drafted will or trust.
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Special needs
Special needs trusts for the disabled are unique trusts specifically permitted under both Federal and Colorado law to provide funds for the special needs of disabled people without the loss of their Social Security disability income or their public health benefits, such as Colorado Medicaid.
First Party Disability Trusts
A first party disability trust is a special needs trust established to hold funds that initially belong to a disabled person who is under the age of 65 at the time the trust is established. For example, this might include cash, securities or real estate received from an inheritance or the proceeds...
Probate
Probate is the court process to appoint a personal representative and administer an estate through a Colorado District Court. Estates where there is a will are called “testate” and estates where there is no will are called “intestate.” In either case, the assets must be collected in the estate, the creditors notified and paid, and the decedent’s properties distributed.
We have many years of experience in representing and guiding clients through the probate process. Depending on the circumstances in a case, our client may be the applicant who initiates the probate, the personal representative, a beneficiary or heir to the...
