Fairhaven Council on Aging to Participate in the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 2025 Elder Law Program

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Fairhaven, Massachusetts – Local seniors can learn about Elder Law issues at a free IN-PERSON and LIVE STREAMING event hosted by the Fairhaven Council on Aging on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30 am, located at:

Fairhaven Council on Aging
229 Huttleston Ave, Fairhaven, MA 02719
(508) 979-4029
www.fairhaven-ma.gov

The event is part of the statewide Elder Law Education Program presented by the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA). It corresponds with the publication of the revised and expanded “2025 Elder Law Education Guide,” the 16^th edition of the resource guide, which is available at Fairhaven Council on Aging and online at the MBA’s companion website, www.massbar.org/elderlaw.

Among the topics discussed at in-person and virtual events throughout the commonwealth this year are Veteran Affairs Financial Benefits, how to protect your home and assets, power of attorney and health care proxies, reverse mortgages, Homestead and Life Estates, Medicare/Medicaid changes, and alternatives to nursing home care.

Specific topics to be discussed will pertain to Last Will and Testaments, Health Care Proxy Documents with Advance Directives, Durable Power of Attorney Documents, the Difference between a Revocable Living Trust and an Irrevocable Trust, Should your house go into a Trust or Life Estate Deed, and What Does the Five Year Look Back Period Mean?

The Elder Law Education Program matches attorneys from the MBA and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) with more than 70 councils on aging or senior centers throughout the state to make free presentations about the law.

Volunteer attorneys have participated in the Elder Law Education Program since 1987. Past topics have touched on the Homestead Act, estate planning and long-term health insurance. The program is presented with the generous assistance and continued collaboration of the Massachusetts Chapter of NAELA.

For more information about the Fairhaven Council on Aging presentation on May 21, 2025, contact Martha Reed at 508-979-4029 or email her at mreed@fairhaven-ma.gov.  Attorney Patricia Bloom-McDonald can be reached at 508-646-9888 or email her at McBloomLaw@McBloomLaw.com.

At The Law Offices of Patricia Bloom-McDonald, we are highly regarded as skilled estate planning attorneys and compassionate people who care about our clients. Once you become our client, you can expect to receive professional and personalized legal services.

The Law Offices of Patricia Bloom-McDonald
P.O. Box 858 – 1105 State Road Westport, MA 02790
(617) 338-0682
jscally@massbar.org
https://www.mcbloomlaw.com/
Press Contact : Jason Scally

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