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Older Americans Project
Our team provides free elder law attorneys to protect the rights, safety, and independence of older adults in our community.
What is Elder Law?
Elder law covers many legal concerns that affect older adults, their families, and caregivers. Our services help seniors navigate issues like health care, housing, finances, future planning, and legal decision-making.
Whether you need help with elder care law, have elder law attorney questions, or need help understanding your rights, we’re here to offer guidance and protect vulnerable individuals from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
We serve low and moderate-income people in the following counties:
- Broome
- Cayuga
- Chenango
- Cortland
- Delaware
- Herkimer
- Jefferson
- Lewis
- Madison
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Oswego
- Otsego
How It Works
Step 1
Call or Apply
Call our helpline or apply online
Step 2
Screening
We review your application
Step 3
Advocate Assigned
Get matched with legal support
Did You Know?
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Estate planning helps to limit financial disruption after death, ensure the needs of dependents are met, minimize estate and income taxes, and provide for a surviving spouse.
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A will is the foundation of an estate plan. It dictates how property owned at death will be distributed. It can be updated numerous times, with only the most recent one being effective upon death.
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A surviving spouse generally has a “right of election” to a portion of the estate, which can be waived through a pre-marital agreement. These agreements are common in second marriages in order to protect the inheritance of children from prior marriages.
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Property can also be passed through other means other than a will, like joint ownership or beneficiary designations.
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