Elder Law focuses on legal issues affecting older adults, such as estate planning, long-term care, and elder abuse.

Elder Law encompasses a variety of legal matters that impact the elderly, including estate planning to ensure their assets are managed and distributed according to their wishes, navigating long-term care options and Medicaid planning to cover healthcare costs, and protecting against elder abuse or financial exploitation. In Arkansas, specific regulations and resources exist to support seniors, making it essential to work with attorneys well-versed in state elder law to address their unique needs and concerns effectively.

RMP advises clients dealing with issues involving the long-term care of spouses and loved ones. This representation includes advising individuals in both Medicaid crisis planning and preplanning for the potential need for long-term care. Our attorneys include a former supervisor with the Arkansas Department of Human Services long-term care unit, as well as a former nursing home administrator.  The experience of the Elder Law team allows for both legal and practical guidance for families needing long-term care assistance.

Areas of representation include:

• Advising on proper structure of assets when faced with long-term care;
• Guardianship-including temporary (emergency) guardianship and permanent guardianship proceedings;
• Establishment and proper use of Miller Trust;
• Pre-planning for potential long-term care (scenarios where long-term care may be required within a matter of years);
• Medicaid Crisis planning for long-term care (scenarios involving immediate necessity to transition to skilled nursing care).

RMP Law Offices are proud to have lawyers working in Elder Law in Arkansas: