Elder Law

A senior citizen is faced with specific legal needs that can be very intimidating to navigate alone. Whether it is financial planning, asset protection, health coverage, long term-disability, or housing arrangements, The Rooks Law Firm will help you overcome the complexities ahead while providing you the respect you deserve.  We can help you understand and properly utilize your Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, retirement and other benefits. The Rooks Law Firm can also provide assistants in life care planning by helping you find an assisted living facility or nursing home to meet your needs.

No matter where you are in life, we can help!

Long-Term Care and Medicaid Planning

The most difficult time in a family’s life can occur when addressing the needs of planning for long-term care. A proper long-term care plan will help protect the assets you worked so hard to earn.  The Rooks Law Firm can help you transition to the next step by assisting with your estate plan, helping you choose and enter into a nursing home, and developing a plan to pay for long-term care while protecting your assets.

Estate Planning

Estate Planning

An estate plan is a crucial service to meeting the long-term needs of your family. It is important in all stages of the family life, whether you have just gotten married or starting your retirement.  A proper plan will be specifically tailored to your family and will maximize the assets that you have worked hard to earn. A variety of tools may be used to create your estate plan, including the creation of a will, trust, guardianship, or power of attorney. The Rooks Law Firm will listen to your situation and work with you to create the plan that you want.

Proper Estate Planning is a top priority.