Elder Law Attorney in Southaven

Elder Law Services We Handle in Southaven

Each elder law situation is different. The descriptions below are intended to help you identify where your need fits and what working with our firm looks like for that service.

• Wills and Probate: Wills & Probate: We assist with drafting wills, Advance Health Care Directives, and durable powers of attorney, and we guide families through probate administration in DeSoto County Chancery Court.
• Social Security Disability: We assist with initial SSD applications and appeals. A significant majority of SSD claims are denied at the initial stage, and legal guidance through that process can make a meaningful difference.
• Conservatorship: When a loved one can no longer manage their own affairs, we help families petition DeSoto County Chancery Court and navigate the process from filing through appointment.
• Advance Directives: Mississippi’s Advance Health Care Directive documents both a client’s healthcare wishes and their chosen decision-maker in a single instrument, functioning as both a living will and a healthcare power of attorney. We prepare these before a crisis makes them urgent.
• Long-Term Care Planning: We help clients and families plan how nursing home or in-home care will be funded and what legal arrangements can support that goal.
• Medicaid Planning: Mississippi Division of Medicaid eligibility rules for long-term care are state-specific and change over time. We help clients understand current requirements and work through planning options that may support eligibility.
• Retirement Planning: We provide legal guidance on planning decisions that affect financial security in retirement.
• Inheritance Law: Handled as part of our estate and elder law practice, covering inheritance questions that arise during estate administration or family planning.