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Maybe you look back at how your parents did their planning. They had their will in place, and in their later years care needs kept increasing. They received care in a nursing home, or with relatives providing care. Unless your parents died suddenly, most likely either family provided care themselves or your parents paid month after month for devastating long-term care costs. Or perhaps you’re up to your neck right now dealing with the elder care system, whether for yourself, your spouse or your parent. Many people will put off until it’s too late important planning steps that go far beyond the traditional Will and Living Trust. As a consequence they find themselves going broke in a nursing home, or having to navigate the complicated and cumbersome Guardianship process. They wish that they had done more when they first started experiencing memory or mobility issues, but they just didn’t know where to turn for financial and legal guidance. Law is like medicine now. Everything is specialized. When you go to the doctor, you choose one who specializes in your particular illness or disease. For a heart problem, you’d go to a cardiologist. If your knees hurt too much to get around you would go to an orthopedist. You look for board certifications, and it’s important to you than your doctor has many years of experience helping others in similar situations get better. Now you’re searching the Internet for estate planning information and it’s overwhelming. As a boomer or a senior making plans for a long life, or confronting a care crisis, how do you move forward with your estate planning when the whole system is so complicated? You know that you need to find the right lawyer to help, who has the experience and the knowledge to provide the counsel you want, and who takes the time to listen to you. But you’re worried that an expert in Elder Law and Estate Planning would be too expensive, and you will get charged every time you call and will not know the total bill until after the work is done. Now more than ever, folks in North Carolina can benefit from expert guidance along the retirement and elder care journey. But you’re wondering who can help, and how to get started. Fortunately there is help. You are not alone. And we’re here to help. We focus on elder law estate planning, and we’ve done it for many years and for thousands of people in North Carolina. When Dennis started the Elderlaw Firm, he left another firm that handled a variety of matters. The Elderlaw Firm does what our name says: Elder Law Estate Planning. We could tell you about Dennis’ professional certifications as one of the first Elder Law Specialists in North Carolina, and we could tell you about the comprehensive and customized planning that we do for our clients who trust us. But more than all of that we want you to know that we’re compassionate. We have a remarkable group of men and women at our law firm who truly care and work hard ever day to make life better for you…and your family. We know that planning for the future can be uncomfortable. That’s why from the first time you call us and then step in our door you’ll be treated like family. You can rest assured that we’ll take the time to listen to what you want for your future, understand your situation and what’s important to you. Then we’ll write a plan around that future. We’ll tell you exactly what the cost will be, up front and to the penny. Our goal is for you to leave with peace of mind knowing that you’ve gotten the attention you deserve and the legal expertise that you need. You’ll feel better having planned for the need before it arises, so that you’ll be prepared later. When you’re ready to ge