Elder Law Attorney Serving Queens Village, NY
Queens Village is a residential village in the borough of Queens, in New York City. The village is comprised of a mostly middle-class neighborhood and neighbors Cambria Heights, Bellerose, and Oakland Gardens.
The population of Queens Village as of the 2010 U.S. Census was approximately 52,000. Transportation access to Queens Village includes public bus routes, the Long Island Railroad, and private transportation. The NYC Subway system does not run through Queens Village. It is considered a safe and wonderful place to live with a diverse community, comprising of a population from different backgrounds, faiths, and political views.
Current residents view Queens Village as a wonderful place to live, describing Queens Village as a rich and colorful neighborhood of diverse cultures.
The Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village serves the mental health of its community, and the village serves its senior citizens at the SNAP Innovative Senior Center of Eastern Queens. The Queen of Peace assisted living is located in the village.
Residents of Queens Village confront issues that affect themselves and their elderly loved ones as they age. Further, residents that are affected by mental illness also confront legal matters that need to be addressed by elder law attorneys. An elder law attorney can help both of the categories of Queens Village residents, in addition to adults of all ages who wish to have their affairs in order in the event of death or incapacity to give both themselves and their loved ones peace of mind.
What is Elder Law?
Elder Law is an area of law that specifically addresses legal issues that affect the aging population and individuals with special needs.
Elder law attorneys advocate for the elderly and provide assistance to their loved ones navigating issues that they may be confronted with, such as the high cost of long-term care, or eligibility for government benefits due to illness or disability.
Elder law attorneys can assist with a broad range of issues that may affect elderly or disabled individuals, including matters relating to health care, home health aide assistance, nursing home costs, guardianship, and estate planning, to name a few.
Whereas estate planning generally addresses what happens to a person’s estate after he or she dies, elder law puts greater emphasis on what happens to a person and his or her estate if the individual becomes incapacitated. An elder law attorney will prepare an individual with legal documents to ensure that their client has granted authority to the people of their own choice to assist them if they are unable to assist themselves. Without preparing the documents in advance, their loved ones may be inhibiting from helping them, and further, a court may ultimately make decisions that they would have much preferred to make on their own.
If an elderly client has not worked with an elder law attorney before incapacity, the attorney can still help the family navigate the process advocating for the senior and protecting their interest and assets to the extent possible.
While all attorneys aim to uphold the ethical, moral, and high-quality standards of the legal profession, elder law attorneys are unique in that they are often more in tune to handle the emotional needs of their clients and families to assist with compassion in situations that are emotionally challenging.
Esther Schwartz Zelmanovitz, PLLC is honored to help elderly and disabled clients and their families navigate the complicated process of ensuring that they have the right family members or loved ones to advocate and assist them while also ensuring protection of their assets and eligibility to government benefits.
As elder law attorneys, Esther Schwartz Zelmanovitz, PLLC can assist with the following matters:
- Identify the key legal issues that affect a prospective client, whether they are advancing in age or diagnosed with a disability.
- Review important estate planning documents that every adult should have regardless of age, including power of attorneys, health care proxies and wills.
- Explaining how estate planning documents could address specific and personal issues relating to individual families such as planning for a child or other family member with special needs, dealing with a beneficiary with creditor issues, substance abuse, shaky marriages or financial irresponsibility, and making the estate administration process smooth and efficient.
- Advise regarding long term care planning, including ways to pay for home health aides, assisted living costs and nursing home costs while protecting hard earned assets.
- Helping loved ones petition for guardianship when necessary to appoint a legal guardian.
Contact Esther Schwartz Zelmanovitz, PLLC today to discuss your elder law needs.
