Estate Planning, Medicaid Assistance & Veterans Benefits Lawyers

Over the past 4 years, we have been warning Michigan residents about Medicaid Estate Recovery.  At our workshops on “How to Prevent Your Life Savings from Being Wiped Out by Nursing Home or Long-Term Care Expenses,” we raise the topic at every seminar and tell our attendees the following: “With the major losses in state [...]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Law Offices of Shawn Weera, an Elder Care law firm that has been serving Michigan retirees in the Greater Grand Rapids Area for over 15 years, has recently teamed up with Seniors Helping Seniors in an effort to expand their educational outreach program. According to Gregory Hodge, JD, attorney for [...]

A common question asked by many considering creating an estate plan is: What is the benefit of acting today? The short answer is that the laws change and planning opportunities, like many other things, will change when changes take place in the law. If you plan now, while the laws are still semi-favorable to asset [...]

When someone decides to contact an elder law attorney to assist them with their eldercare issues, there are usually feelings of reservation. Most often these feelings are related to that person’s understanding of the law and their expectations about the attorney. The following information has been provided to help ease whatever reservations you may be [...]