When you’re handling legal concerns, it's vital to align with law firms and attorneys who are experienced in the field that matches your unique needs. Just as you wouldn't have an electrician handle plumbing during a home renovation, expecting a general practice attorney to manage the complexities of your estate and elder law planning may not yield the best results.
Our team exclusively provides estate and elder law services such as:
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Medicaid for Long-Term Care
- Business Succession Planning
- Farm Succession Planning
- Estate Plan Maintenance
- Post-Death Administration
We understand that sometimes our practice areas may not align perfectly with your project, and we believe in transparency. For matters such as estate litigation, divorce, bankruptcy, family, environmental, or criminal law, we gladly provide referrals to attorneys and professionals in those specific areas who have the experience and knowledge needed for your project.
Your legal journey is unique, and choosing the right team ensures the most effective and tailored support. At Indiana Estate & Elder Law, we're here to guide you in the areas where our knowledge and experience shine and connect you with professionals who excel in the areas outside of our practice when you need them.
Are you a professional whose practice intersects with our estate planning and elder law services? We partner with financial, tax, medical, real estate, legal, and other professionals to provide comprehensive support to our clients and theirs. Schedule a meeting to learn how we can work together by completing our professional connections form.
Take a moment to explore our estate and elder law services
Estate Planning Legal Services
Secure your family's legacy with our comprehensive estate planning legal services. Our estate attorneys and professionals can help you create wills, trusts, and other essential documents, providing peace of mind for all stages of life.
Trusts are an excellent asset protection tool, allowing you to pass assets to your loved ones more efficiently and privately, as they typically are not subject to probate. They are also useful if you have specific needs or wishes. For example, you can establish a special needs trust to provide for the care of a loved one with disabilities. Trusts can also be beneficial when you want to help beneficiaries better manage their inheritance due to concerns like creditor issues, poor money management, addiction, and/or divorce and remarriage. You can even establish a pet trust that details how care should be provided for your furry family members.
Estate planning can ensure your wishes for the distribution of your assets are protected when you pass away, and it can also protect you, your family, and your assets during your lifetime. We help clients establish and document their financial and medical wishes using tools like powers of attorney, healthcare advance directives (living wills) and proxies, and orders detailing what treatment you do and do not want should you become incapacitated.
Elder Law Services
Our compassionate elder law services help families manage the challenges of aging. We provide guidance on Medicaid planning, guardianships for elder and/or disabled adults, and planning for long-term care like skilled nursing or in-home health care. Addressing these needs as early as possible helps ensure your loved ones receive the support and protection they deserve during their senior years while protecting the assets they worked hard to accrue over their lifetimes.
Our elder law services are tailored to meet your family’s specific needs and wishes. To achieve your goals, we may recommend tools like living wills, healthcare designations, financial powers of attorney, and trusts.
Medicare Planning for Long-Term Care
The application process to qualify for Medicaid benefits is no easy feat. It often takes multiple submissions with tiny adjustments to get approval. With long-term care costs on the rise and the rules of Medicaid constantly changing, it is reassuring to have a benefit specialist who can advocate for you.
Our Medicaid planning team helps families understand Indiana Medicaid eligibility, how to incorporate various forms of funding for care, and how to protect assets from the five-year lookback period and Medicaid spenddown rules.
Business Succession Planning
Business succession plans help owners meet their goals for the future of their businesses. Maintaining business operations, viability, and staff employment should remain a priority even if something were to happen to you. Creating a succession plan ensures those expectations are met so your business can continue to thrive after you leave the helm.
We serve business owners across a wide range of industries, from blue-collar trades to professional services, helping clients, including individuals and families who own and manage rental properties, properly choose and form business entities, like Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). Our business succession planning services also include preparation and updating of legal documents like operating agreements, bylaws, and buy-sell agreements.
We’ll also make sure your business succession strategy aligns with your estate plan, so your wishes for your business and your family are consistent and legally sound. And we regularly collaborate with accountants, attorneys in other practice areas, financial advisors, and banking professionals to make sure your business, estate, and personal financial plans work together. Should you need services beyond our scope, we have a network of trusted professionals to whom we can refer you.
Farm Succession Planning
Secure the future of your family farm with our tailored farm succession planning services. We help you develop comprehensive strategies for transferring ownership, ensuring a smooth transition for generations to come and preserving your agricultural legacy.
Indiana Estate & Elder Law attorney and owner Justin Schuhmacher grew up on a family farm, and he and his wife, Jenny Rozelle, also an attorney and owner of IEEL, still operate a small cattle farm in Indiana. We understand how deeply personal these businesses are to their owners and their families, and we would be honored to help you preserve your legacy.
Estate Plan Maintenance Program
Secure the future of your family farm with our tailored farm succession planning services. We help you develop comprehensive strategies for transferring ownership, ensuring a smooth transition for generations to come and preserving your agricultural legacy.
Indiana Estate & Elder Law attorney and owner Justin Schuhmacher grew up on a family farm, and he and his wife, Jenny Rozelle, also an attorney and owner of IEEL, still operate a small cattle farm in Indiana. We understand how deeply personal these businesses are to their owners and their families, and we would be honored to help you preserve your legacy.
Farm Succession Planning
Maintenance Program
