Protecting Your Family and Your Assets with Proper Estate Planning

Knowledgeable and Compassionate Long Island Estate Planning Attorney

Every day, you make time to care in large and small ways for your children, your parents, and your loved ones. Have you also taken time to plan for the future with a will or a living will? Have you considered what would happen if a parent needed nursing home care?

With the help of a knowledgeable and compassionate attorney, you will find that getting your affairs in order gives great peace of mind. More than that, clear instructions are a gift to your loved ones during a time of grief and stress.

You can begin the process of estate planning today. Contact the law office of Burke & Burke to schedule a free consultation with estate planning lawyer. She handles all aspects of New York estate planning, including:

• Wills
• Trusts
• Living wills / health care proxies
• Powers of attorney for financial and medical decision-making
• Tax planning
• Guardianship and conservatorship of minors and dependent adults

Elder Law in New York

While many people remain independent throughout their life, some people benefit from in-home or nursing home care as they age. Nursing home care is generally costly, and can, without proper planning, impoverish the elder person or a healthy spouse still living at home.

At Burke & Burke, we help families and older adults plan for the eventuality of nursing home care. With the proper estate planning tools in place, you can meet Medicaid spend-down requirements in order to qualify for Medicaid assistance for nursing home costs—without impoverishing your family.

Medicaid planning should occur at least a year before you think nursing home care will be needed. If you are wondering if and when your family would benefit from Medicaid planning, contact our law office in Bethpage or Lindenhurst for a free initial consultation with an estate planning lawyer.

New York Probate and Estate Administration

With the proper estate planning tools in place, probate and estate administration are much easier to accomplish. Many people who are handling probate for the first time, or administering an estate on Long Island while living in another state, appreciate the peace of mind of working with a New York probate lawyer who can see that the details of this deadline-oriented process are handled properly.

Will Contests and Trust Litigation

If your loved one did not leave a will, if the will was not prepared correctly, if you believe one inheritor had undue influence in the writing of the will, or if you believe a trust has been administered improperly, contact Burke & Burke. We handle litigation in cases of will contests and trust disputes.

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The Long Island, New York attorneys of Burke & Burke offer a diverse legal practice representing clients in Nassau County and Suffolk County, New York. From offices in Lindenhurst and Bethpage, attorneys John Burke represent clients in communities such as New York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Bethpage, Riverhead, Mineola, Oyster Bay, North Hempstead, West Hempstead, Garden City, Huntington, Islip, Hicksville, Plainview, Farmingdale, Melville, Seaford, Massapequa, Rockville Center, Baldwin, Wantaugh, Bellmore, Babylon, Copiague, Syosset, Carle Place, Westbury, Levittown, Bayshore, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Brentwood, Shirley, and Mastic.