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Elder Law helps families and other care-givers navigate financial, medical and long-term care issues for individuals as they age. For example, if an elderly relative is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or suffers another age-related mental problem, an elder law attorney would assist you achieve guardianship over the relative’s finances and create a financial plan and maintain sufficient long-term care for him that relative.
Guardianship laws such as those outlined in the Illinois Probate Act apply not only to the elderly, but also individuals with any disability. Guardianship can be attained along a broad spectrum, from a temporary basis, to guardianship over specific decisions, and complete guardianship over the disabled person or someone that can not take care of themselves. If you have a disabled relative who can make day to day decisions concerning her life, but does not have the mental capacity to make long term estate plans, a guardianship attorney can help you become guardian of their medical and/or financial decisions.
Attorneys that handle these cases will petition a judge on your behalf to become a guardian and act in someone else’s best interests. You can prepare for this situation by appointing someone your guardian in case something happens to you before you are no longer in a position to make that decision. In other words, a power of attorney form can state that if you become mentally incapacitated that a specific person would then be able to make decisions for you and you can instruct them how to act.
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