Practice Areas

Elder Law

Connecticut Medicaid Planning & Division of Assets

As life expectancies and long term care costs continue to rise, the challenge quickly becomes how to pay for these services. Many people cannot afford to pay $12,000 to $15,000 per month for the cost of Connecticut nursing home, and those who can pay for a while may find their life savings wiped out in a matter of months, rather than years.

Fortunately, Connecticut Medicaid programs are there to help. In fact, in our lifetime, Medicaid has become the long term care insurance of the middle class. But the eligibility to receive Medicaid benefits requires that you pass certain tests on the amount of income and assets that you have.

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Estate Planning and Probate

The knowledge that we will eventually die is one of the things that seems to distinguish humans from other living beings. At the same time, no one likes to dwell on the prospect of his or her own death. But if you postpone planning for your demise until it is too late, you run the risk that your intended beneficiaries – those you love the most – may not receive what you would want them to receive whether due to extra administration costs, unnecessary taxes or squabbling among your heirs.

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Total Care Planning

Kilbourne & Tully, P.C. has been and continues to be at the forefront of innovation in Elder Law to meet the needs of our rapidly aging population. As opposed to traditional transactions legal advisors who concentrate on the estate, incapacity and entitlement qualification, our integrated, holistic, elder focused approach helps families plan for, pay for, coordinate and secure quality of care for life. Our firm’s interdisciplinary team of elder law attorneys, geriatric care coordinator, and accomplished staff work together to enhance the quality of life for your loved one.

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Veteran’s Benefits

For many veterans in Connecticut, the rising cost of assisted living or home health care can be staggering. The good news is that there are VA benefits that can help you get the care you need without using up all of your hard earned savings

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Will Contest and Probate Litigation

Dean B. Kilbourne, Esq. is an experienced litigator and mediator handling a wide range of civil litigation, complex probate litigation, contested conservatorships, will contests and representing conservators, contested and non-contested estates.

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