Florida and National Resources: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Wills and Trusts

South Florida Newspapers and Magazines

Palm Beach Post

Treasure Coast Newspapers  Covers Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River counties.

Sun Sentinel  Covers Southern Palm Beach County, Broward County

Miami Herald

Boomer Times and Senior Life  Mr. Karp's articles appear monthly.

Florida Government Resources

State of Florida Department of Revenue Download tax forms.

Florida Department of Elder Affairs  Services statewide.

General Portal to all Florida state information

Medicaid and Nursing Home Resources

State-by-state information on Medicaid

National listing of nursing homes, comparison guide

Caregiver Resources

St. Mary's Memory Disorder Center. West Palm Beach - evaluation, treatment, education and early-stage support group for those with memory disorders and their families - 561-882-6363

National Association of Geriatric Care Managers  Information, referrals.

National Family Caregiver Association Guidance for family caregivers.

Alzheimer's Association  National site with links to local chapters.

Children of Aging Parents  Information, referrals, support

Florida County Property Appraisers

Palm Beach County

Martin County

Broward County

St. Lucie County

Indian River County

Local Resources

Alzheimer's Association of Southeast Florida  Information, referrals, support groups. Serving Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee counties.*24hour helpline: 800-272-3900

Area Agency on Aging  Information and connections to community services.

Alzheimer's Community Care   Programs, referrals, guidance.

Elder Help Line  24/7with referrals/services for Palm Beach County. Phone: dial 2-1-1

Federal Government Resources

U.S. Dept. of Labor  Information relevant to people with disabilities, portal to other sites.  

Veterans Administration

U.S. Government senior site  Portal to all senior-related government sites.

Official US Government site for Medicare 

Hospice Care

Treasure Coast Hospices    Services, support, counseling for the terminally ill and their loved ones in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties

Hospice of Palm Beach County   Services, support, counseling for the terminally ill and families, in Palm Beach County

Assisted Living

Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living  Information on how to evaluate an assisted living facility.

Elder Law/Estate Planning Attorneys in Other States

Colorado (Boulder) - Greg Schlender, Esq.  www.schlenderlaw.com

Colorado (Denver) - Stuart Fleisher, Esq.  Tel. 303-488-9888

Idaho - Susan Graham, Esq.   www.graham-lawoffice.com

Illinois (Northbrook) - James Wochner, Esq. www.wochnerlawfirm.com

Illinois (Aurora) - Rick Law, Esq.  www.lawelderlaw.com

Indiana - Richard Noser, Esq.  Tel. 574-264-7394

Minnesota - Peter Lennington, Esq.  www.lennington.com

Missouri (Columbia) - C. Christy Barton, Esq.  www.bartonlawfirm.com

New Jersey - McHugh and Macri  www.mchughandmacri.com

New York - Michael Ettinger, Esq.  www.trustlaw.com

Ohio  - Thom Cooper, Esq.  www.cooperelderlaw.com

Texas (Austin)  - Ron Greening, Esq.  www.greeninglawfirm.com

Texas (Bellaire) -  Clifton Goodwin, Esq. Tel. 713-668-7792

ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE: 800-96ABUSE  If lines are busy, leave voice mail at 800-770-0953