Law Firm of Benjamin D. Eckman: Asset Protection & Preservation Healthcare Cost Planning Drafting & Preparing Wills, Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, Power of Attorney & Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration & Distribution, Estate & Inheritance Tax matter as well as other Post Mortem Considerations, Estate Planning for Disabled Individuals.

Elder Law, Medicaid Planning & Applications

The Firm's practice focuses on the special needs of senior citizens. The Firm develops plans to protect a family's assets from nursing home claims. These plans often require qualifying the family for governmental assistance so that the spouse and children are left with adequate income and resources. Documentation includes: Wills, Living Wills, General Durable Powers of Attorney and Trusts....

Special Needs & Disability Planning

While government benefit programs such as SSI and Medicaid offer substantial health care coverage, the available cash benefits are minimal. Therefore, the Firm develops, designs and drafts Special Needs Trust, thus preserving the disabled person's eligibility to receive governmental benefits while providing additional funds to add to the quality is ....

Guardianships & Conservatorships

The Firm represents family members seeking to petition the court to establish guardianship for an incapacitated adults or a developmentally disabled child who can no longer care for themselves. The Firm has handled complex cases in many of New Jersey 21 counties. Often times, court approval is required for Medicaid planning, health care issues and asset....

Estate Planning, Probate & Administration

The Firm assists individuals and families in planning their estates. This includes reducing estate taxes and protecting the estate during life. We prepare Wills designed to reduce or eliminate federal estate taxes, Powers of Attorneys drafted to permit the effective management of assets and personal affairs, and advance medical directives (Living Wills) giving instructions to health care providers in the event of incapacity. Various kids of revocable and irrevocable trusts are also prepared, to avoid probate. The Firm represents the Executor or Trustee.....

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The Law Firm of Benjamin D. Eckman, with offices in Union, Wayne and Paramus, NJ, provides a broad range of legal services for the elderly, the disabled and their families. Because we concentrate on legal issues facing the elderly and disabled, we are especially sensitive to the stresses that America's confusing estate laws, public benefits laws and health care system can place on our clients and their families.