The Peace of Mind Your Family Deserves
ELDER LAW
The Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey, focuses on the legal needs of the elderly, and works with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of our clients in their golden years.
Using this holistic approach, the Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey handles general estate planning issues and counsels clients about planning for incapacity with alternative decision making documents. We assist the client in planning for possible long-term care needs, including nursing home care, locating the appropriate type of care, coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care, and ensuring the client's right to quality care.
Special Needs Planning
Our goal is to help you plan for the future and security of your special loved one. Have you ever wondered who will take care of and provide for your family member with special needs after you are gone? How do you pass an inheritance on to your special needs loved one when he or she cannot have more than $2,000.00 without affecting their government benefits? How does someone with special needs preserve their public benefits when he or she is awarded a personal injury settlement that can exceed the asset limitation to qualify for public benefits? To address these issues, and to ensure that government benefits are never altered, diminished or discontinued, it is imperative that you establish Special Needs Planning including a special needs trust through the experienced legal services provided at the Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey.
Estate Planning
Estate planning entails creating a plan for the distribution of your estate and assets, however large or small, for the well-being of your family and loved ones upon your death. Some of the tools commonly used for estate planning are wills, trusts, durable power of attorney, designation of healthcare surrogate, and living wills. At the Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey, we are committed to providing our clients with the piece of mind they need for the future of their family, by the careful creation of these legal instruments to suit the best interests of our clients and their loved ones.
Probate
When a loved one passes, probate may be required to legally transfer title of assets to the appropriate beneficiaries, to appoint the executor or administrator of the estate, or to determine distribution of estate assets. At the Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey, we can help with probate administration and the common needs required in the probate process through the final distribution of assets to your heirs or beneficiaries.
GUARDIANSHIP
A person who is not able to make sound decisions about his or her person and/or property can be protected by a guardianship. Guardianship is a legal proceeding in the circuit court of Florida and begins with a determination of the individuals capacity, or lack thereof. If an individual has been adjudicated as incapacitated, or lacking the capacity to care for himself or herself and his or her affairs, a guardian is appointed by the court. If you think the creation of a guardianship may be in the best interest of your loved one, or, if you would like help in determining whether a guardianship is appropriate, the Law Offices of Minerva Vazquez Bailey can provide you with the services you need.
Minerva Vazquez Bailey is a bilingual native to South Florida. She attended St. Thomas University for her undergraduate degree and graduated from Nova Southeastern University with her Juris Doctorate degree in 1999. Minerva Vazquez Bailey began her career as a paralegal before becoming an attorney. As a Cuban-American, she is fluent in both English and Spanish. She has been employed in the legal field for her entire career and has been focusing on the legal needs of families with special needs children since she started advocating for her children. Shortly after entering the practice of law, her two sons were diagnosed with developmental disabilities. While continuing to assist non-disabled families with their estate planning and probate needs, Minerva expanded her practice to include special needs planning, guardianship and less restrictive alternatives, preservation of government benefits, long term care planning and advocating for persons with disabilities, as well as seniors.
Minerva is a member of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys (AFELA), North Dade South Broward Estate Planning Council, Broward Coalition on Aging, and Florida State Guardianship Association. Minerva is also an active Board Member for the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities.
The Peace of
Mind You
Deserve
The Peace
of Mind
Your Family
Deserves
8551 W. Sunrise Blvd Suite#303
Plantation, Florida 33322
(954) 603-1606
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