Elder Law Center ™

One Essex Street

Saugus, Massachusetts 01906

Telephone 781.233.4444   Fax 781.231.2222

Welcome to the Elder Law Center.

I just posted my last two articles about scams aimed at the elderly and.....the attempted scam of myself. To read abut how someone tried to scam me  CLICK HERE

Tax season is upon us. To read about some of the changes for filing your 2009 income tax return. To view it CLICK HERE

TAX SEASON EXTENDED -  Read here about how the tax deadline has been extended to May 11, 2010 for residents of most of eastern Massachusetts - Click Here

We are now in our 8th year of the FREE CASH FOR SENIORS PROGRAM. Click on the Free Cash tab on the left to see if you or your parents qualify for some FREE CASH!

I find it hard to believe, but the "Paris Hilton Benefit Act" passed. By this I mean that as of January 1, 2010 the estate tax has been repealed. This means all of those millionaires and billionaires are free to die now, because their estate is no longer subject to estate taxes. To read about this CLICK HERE

Thanks for reading. If you have any suggestions on how I can make this website better, please let me know. Thanks

We are a small law firm; 2 lawyers, a paralegal, Josie Chandler,  and Moo, our Jack Russell terrier. For the last ten years we have operated as the Elder Law Center. Elder Law is all we do.

In 1998, we liked the name Elder Law Center so much that we trademarked it. Unfortunately, someone has (in spite of my written and telephonic protests) decided to steal the name.

"Elder Law Centers"....Doesn't sound at all like Elder Law Center, does it? Anyways, they ripped off my name. I'm sure they will be honest with you!

Visit them by clicking here:

Cushing & Dolan, AKA Elder Law CenterS

Sorry, I was venting, I don't really want you to visit their site. There's not much information there anyways :(

Back to what we do......We have some clients, that because of the internet, we have never seen; only having communicated by phone or email. But wherever you live, if you have a senior in Massachusetts who needs help, we are here to help.

I have been working on making this web site more user friendly. Let me know if there is some way that I could improve it.

For those of you who are here because you have a loved one who has become ill and needs nursing home placement, I recommend starting by clicking the tab "MassHealth Info" and then going to the "Library" to search for articles that fit your situation.

For those of you who are here to find information on saving your hard earned assets from the costs of a nursing home, you might want to start at "Saving the Home" and then read "MassHealth Info" for background information.

And now a little about who we are.

The Elder Law Center is a Massachusetts community based law firm that specializes in protecting the rights of the elderly who require nursing home placement. Our attorneys assist families by developing plans to protect the families assets and get Medicaid (MassHealth in Massachusetts) coverage as soon as possible. We also provide estate planning and income tax preparation services.

 Elder Law Center is the merger of Elder Law lawyers Ronald H. Surabian, CPA, LL.M and Joseph V. Ananian who combined their practices to deliver a comprehensive service of Elder Law, estate planning, accounting and tax to their clients.

This web site may be considered "advertising" under Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:07. The information presented on these pages does not constitute legal advice. An attorney client relationship can only be established after personally meeting with each other. After consideration of all the facts in your case during a personal meeting, and payment and acceptance of a retainer, will an attorney client relationship begin. Likewise, electronic mail to Elder Law Center through this site cannot be guaranteed to be confidential and does not create an attorney-client relationship.