Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Elder Law Attorney

Whether it be during retirement, immediately before retirement, or early in their career, it is important to see an elder law attorney to assemble one’s plan’s in case they are no longer in control of certain aspects of their lives. Here is a list of 10 questions to ask an elder law attorney.

1. What is your experience in elder law?
2. Does you practice focus on an elder law niche?
3. What is the most important aspect of elder law?
4. What is my biggest concern as a retiree?
5. Who should have my power of attorney should dementia or illness become a problem?
6. Are there any risks inherent in my current retirement plan?
7. How should I approach insurance and long-term care?
8. How can I make provisions for my spouse if they survive me?
9. What documents do I need to have prepared for my heirs?
10. How often do I need to update my documents during retirement?

See Dungan Lefevre, Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Elder Law Attorney, Tipp News Daily, May 26, 2018.

Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.) for bringing this article to my attention.