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THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR PRACTICE ARE OUR GENUINE CARE AND COMPASSION, ALONG WITH OUR THOROUGH, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SOLVING LEGAL PROBLEMS.

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WE SERVE CLIENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES.

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THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR PRACTICE ARE OUR GENUINE CARE AND COMPASSION, ALONG WITH OUR THOROUGH, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SOLVING LEGAL PROBLEMS.

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WE SERVE CLIENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES.

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Attorney with elderly couple — Prescott, AZ — Julie Martin Elder & Special Needs Law, PLLC

Caring and Compassionate Legal Representation in North Central Arizona

Julie Martin Elder & Special Needs Law, PLLC, is located in Prescott, Arizona, and Surprise, Arizona, and serves clients throughout Arizona with a focus on North Central Arizona and Yavapai and Maricopa counties. Julie Martin, our principal attorney, got her start with The Law Offices of Chester B. McLaughlin, P.C., which was one of the first comprehensive elder law firms in Phoenix, Arizona. The cornerstone of the practice is our genuine care and compassion for clients, coupled with creative legal devices designed to carry out our clients’ objectives. The Firm is made up of a highly qualified staff dedicated to providing efficient, professional, and caring service to our clients.

We Team with Other Professional Advisors to Efficiently Serve Our Clients

The Firm routinely teams with other professional advisors, such as accountants, financial planners, private fiduciaries, and geriatric care managers, to ensure the most comprehensive service to our clients. We serve clients of all ages and abilities in our areas of practice, with a special emphasis on legal issues related to seniors and individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Areas of Practice

Mental Health Guardianship

Here's What You Need To Know Reasons for Obtaining Mental Health Powers for the Guardian: Required Court Findings:Emergency Placement in a Psychiatric Hospital: Reasons for Obtaining Mental Health Powers for the Guardian: A Title 14 guardian with mental health powers may admit his ward to an inpatient psychiatric facility and obtaining legal authority for inpatient [...]

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Guardianship and Conservatorship

Guardianship & Conservatorship Guardianship and conservatorship have been a major area of practice in our firm. We have extensive experience in Title 14 guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including appointment of guardians with "mental health" powers and emergency petitions. Guardianship is when the court appoints someone to manage health care [...]

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Special Needs Trusts and Planning

Special Needs Trusts and Planning An individual with special needs is someone who has a mental or physical disability that may affect their ability to care for themselves, obtain private medical insurance, pay for food and housing, and/or engage in substantial gainful work activity, among other things. These individuals often receive public benefits based on [...]

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Probate & Trust Administration

As part of our elder law practice, we handle probate matters and trust administration for our clients. A probate action through the court after a person passes away includes the filing of a petition, publishing notice to creditors, inventory and appraisal of

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Mental Health Guardianship

Here's What You Need To Know Reasons for Obtaining Mental Health Powers for the Guardian: Required Court Findings:Emergency Placement in a Psychiatric Hospital: Reasons for Obtaining Mental Health Powers for the Guardian: A Title 14 guardian with mental health powers may admit his ward to an inpatient psychiatric facility and obtaining legal authority for inpatient [...]

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Guardianship and Conservatorship

Guardianship & Conservatorship Guardianship and conservatorship have been a major area of practice in our firm. We have extensive experience in Title 14 guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including appointment of guardians with "mental health" powers and emergency petitions. Guardianship is when the court appoints someone to manage health care [...]

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Special Needs Trusts and Planning

Special Needs Trusts and Planning An individual with special needs is someone who has a mental or physical disability that may affect their ability to care for themselves, obtain private medical insurance, pay for food and housing, and/or engage in substantial gainful work activity, among other things. These individuals often receive public benefits based on [...]

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Probate & Trust Administration

As part of our elder law practice, we handle probate matters and trust administration for our clients. A probate action through the court after a person passes away includes the filing of a petition, publishing notice to creditors, inventory and appraisal of

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Financial Exploitation & Elder Abuse

Unfortunately, elder abuse is extremely common in Arizona and is becoming even more frequent. Elder abuse can include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional / psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and/or neglect.

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Estate Planning

In developing an estate plan, we work with you to help ensure:

1. Your wishes are carried out in respect to your property, wealth and loved ones, upon death.
2. That we are able to minimize estate and income taxation and avoid probate through the court system.
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Public Benefits

Public Benefits Planning & What You Need To Know Public benefits laws and policies are very complex and applying for these programs is often daunting and time-consuming for people unfamiliar with the rules. The rules differ between programs because the purpose of each program is different. Our firm has extensive experience in this area and [...]

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Long Term Care Planning

We provide legal and financial advice to our clients who are faced with the overwhelming cost of institutional or community-based long term care. Many of our clients cannot afford to privately pay for long term care and

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Financial Exploitation & Elder Abuse

Unfortunately, elder abuse is extremely common in Arizona and is becoming even more frequent. Elder abuse can include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional / psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and/or neglect.

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Estate Planning

In developing an estate plan, we work with you to help ensure:

1. Your wishes are carried out in respect to your property, wealth and loved ones, upon death.
2. That we are able to minimize estate and income taxation and avoid probate through the court system.
... Continue Reading
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Public Benefits

Public Benefits Planning & What You Need To Know Public benefits laws and policies are very complex and applying for these programs is often daunting and time-consuming for people unfamiliar with the rules. The rules differ between programs because the purpose of each program is different. Our firm has extensive experience in this area and [...]

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Long Term Care Planning

We provide legal and financial advice to our clients who are faced with the overwhelming cost of institutional or community-based long term care. Many of our clients cannot afford to privately pay for long term care and

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