Helpful Links

Helpful Resources

The following are self-help links for the do-it-yourself client who likes to research many of their questions and find answers on their own. Just click on the links below.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) (our parent organization)

Estate Planning

• Questions and Answers on Living Wills
• Questions and Answers on Powers of Attorney
• Washington Law on Domestic Partnership
• WSBA on Revocable Living Trusts

Senior and Elder Law

• AARP
• Home Medical and Personal Services - 
  U.S. Administration on Aging website to help caregivers identify community-based services serving seniors.
• Northwest Senior’s online - 
  This is a site for seniors and their caregivers to find activities to allow seniors to live a full life.
• Residential Care Locator

Medicaid Qualification

• Questions and Answers on Nursing Home Qualification
• Questions and Answers on the Copes Program
• Various Key Medicaid Standards for Qualification and Benefits

Social Security and Disability

• Social Security SSDI
• Social Security Online
• Social Security SSI
• Social Security’s Programs Operational Manual (POMS)

Senior Discounts

• AARP Discounts
• Gold Card For Healthy Aging
• Metro Transit Pass
• Property Tax Exemptions or deferral
• Utility Discounts

Probate

• Dealing With the Death of a Loved One
• Neptune Society - 
  Cremation services
• People's Memorial Association - 
  Cremation and burial services
• What to Do When a Death Occurs

Guardianship

• Alternatives to Guardianships
• Instruction Video for Proposed Guardians
• Questions and Answers on Guardianships

Veterans

• Department of Veteran's Affairs
• Department of Veteran's Affairs general Fact sheet on Benefits
• Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors
• VeteranAid.org
• Veterans Aid and Attendance Program

Tax

• Federal 1040 Tax Estimator
• General Tax Information
• IRS Publication 17 - 
  This Publication provides answers to many routine general questions for a taxpayer
• IRS Small Business Center - 
  Forms, filing deadlnes and more for small businesses
• IRS Website

Vital Statistics

• Vital Records - 
  How to Order Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates

Financial and Valuations Calculators

• Automobiles - Kelly’s Blue Book
• Financial Calculators (Retirement, Mortgages, Present Value and more)
• Home Values - Zillow

Downloadable Resources

• Personal Data Statement
• Seattle Public Library Senior Online Resources Suggestions