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Patricia Bave Esq. Managing Partner at Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP Planning for your long term needs? At Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP , our elder law attorneys take a holistic approach to helping our clients with their elder law and long-term care plans. We work diligently to get to know and understand our clients’ needs (including personal visits to home, assisted living facility, or nursing home) in order to put in place a comprehensive long-term care plan. Our elder law attorneys are here to help with:

Medicaid Application
Elder Care
Guardianship and Conservatorship
Special Needs Trust
Mental Hygiene Law

Asset Preservation Planning
Health Care Proxy
Estate Planning
Wills and Trusts Planning and Medicaid Qualifying Trusts
Article 17A Guardianship

Elder law planning requires careful attention to detail and knowledge of various legal options. Whether preparing for nursing home expenses through Medicaid, planning or purchasing of long-term care insurance, private placement in an assisted living home, seeking a guardianship for a loved one suffering from an incapacity, or establishing a trust in connection with a Medicaid plan, we give special attention to our clients’ needs and advocate for their best interests.

We are prepared to offer clients quality advice and counseling with respect to asset preservation planning and Medicaid qualification. We also represent clients in contested and non-contested guardianship proceedings under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law in New York in Supreme Court and under Articles 17 and 17A of the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act in Surrogate’s Court. Our elder law attorneys have the compassion and dedication to represent individuals and families during these often very difficult proceedings.

Call Us (914) 633-7400

Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP – Experienced Elder Law Attorneys

Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP is dedicated to assisting you with any questions and concerns you have regarding your estate, elder law, and long-term care planning. With offices in White Plains, NY, Mt Kisco, NY, Manhattan, and Stamford, CT, our attorneys are available to represent clients located in Westchester Counties, Rockland County, Putnam County, and the New York Metropolitan area. You may be wrestling with questions such as:

What do I own of value, and what is it actually worth?
Who will receive my property after I pass away?
What is asset preservation planning?
What is assisted living and does Medicaid pay for it?
If I am incapacitated, who is going to watch over me, my children, and my assets?

Contact our office at (914) 633-7400 to get started on your long-term care plan.

Our Elder Law Attorneys Represent Clients Dealing With:

Elder Law Planning – Elder Law and Long Term Care Planning Elder law planning requires careful attention to detail and knowledge of various legal options. The attorneys at Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP take a holistic approach to elder law planning to address all aspects of a client’s elder law needs from estate planning documents, to placement upon discharge from rehabilitation, to assisting with private aides at home, to applying for Medicaid, to working with geriatric care managers or dementia coaches to bring support and comfort to struggling families.

Medicaid – Our elder law attorneys diligently assist clients to establish eligibility for Medicaid Homecare and nursing homes, in a timely fashion, to gather the needed documents and submit a comprehensive application to the appropriate office, together with an application for a pooled trust when appropriate to maximize income. We can also assist with promissory note and gift planning to preserve assets even when a client needs a nursing home immediately.

Guardianship – A guardianship may be necessary if an individual did not put a power of attorney and/or health care proxy in place prior to losing capacity, or such documents are insufficient. This type of guardianship is brought pursuant to Article 81 of the NYS Mental Hygiene Law. Our elder law attorneys have the compassion and dedication to represent individuals and families during these often very difficult proceedings.

Special Needs Planning – Special Needs Planning Trusts Special needs trusts (or “supplemental needs trusts”) are an important component of planning for a disabled child. Our attorneys will help you understand the three types of special needs trusts — the first-party trust, the third-party trust, and the pooled trust — to find the one that is the right fit for your family. Contact our office at (914) 529-6170 to discuss special needs planning.

Asset Preservation Planning – Long Term Care Planning Our attorneys are prepared to offer clients quality advice and counseling with respect to asset preservation planning, including long-term care insurance. This planning takes advantage of the current laws that allow a person to transfer assets out of his/her name to another individual or to a Medicaid Qualifying Trust for the purpose of making themselves eligible for Medicaid or to protect assets from Medicaid recovery.