The National Business Institute will be hosting the following 90-minute teleconference: Health Care Reform as it Affects Elder Law and Estate Planning For more information click here. Posted by Shahzeb Gaziani, Senior Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal....
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Writing for The L.A. Times, Lisa Zamosky offers guidance to the nearly 11 million people taking care of the 5.3 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Her advice includes: Get a thorough evaluation from a specialist since it is possible to get diagnosed...
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The Center for Elder Law in Troy, Michigan, is has announced its Home Sweet Home Initiative. The Center's experienced elder law attorneys have helped thousands of Michigan families protect the savings of a lifetime from being spent on nursing homes and are now able to give...
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The Insight, a newsletter that focuses on developments in elder and special needs law, has highlighted The Responsible Estate Tax Act (S. 3533) sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). In response to the first billion-dollar estate passing to heirs tax-free, Sanders has introduced legislation that would return...
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Elder Law Answers recently posted an article titled "New Approach Reduces Unwanted Medical Treatments at End of Life." The article argues that advance directives are not consistently followed and often have little impact on end-of-life decisions and recommends the use...
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The New York Times recently published an intriguing article detailing the fight over C.C. Wang's $50 million estate. When C.C. Wang moved to New York in 1949 he brought with him ancient works of art that he had been collecting...
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Elder Law Answers (ELA) recently posted an article examining the Wealth Counsel's 3rd Annual Industry Trends Survey. For the survey, Wealth Counsel asked estate planners what practice area they would most like to add to their business model. The second...
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Carolyn Dessin has posted an article titled "Should Attorneys Have a Duty to Report Financial Abuse of the Elderly?" on SSRN. The abstract is below: Exploitation of older persons is a growing problem in America. As a result, our legal...
Trusts & Estates, in an article titled "Marrying for the Money: A New Twist?" reports on a startling new way conartists are bilking the incapicatated elderly. In two companion cases, In re Berk, 2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 02139 (Supreme Court,...
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Marshall Kapp: "Medical Decision-Making for Incapacitated Elders: A 'Therapeutic Interests' Standard
Marshall B. Kapp has posted an article titled "Medical Decision-Making for Incapacitated Elders: A 'Therapeutic Interests' Standard," on SSRN. The abstract is below: Some older individuals lack sufficient present cognitive and/or emotional ability to make and express autonomous decisions personally....
The New York Times has an eye-opening article that illustrates the complications that can arise as a person's health deteriorates and emphasizes the importance of planning for the unexpected and updating those plans.Posted by Wesley J. Bailey, Associate Editor, Wealth...
The ABA Commission on Law and Aging has now published its April 2010 issue of Bifocal. The latest issue includes the following:A Decade of Partnerships in Law and Aging: A Retrospective of the Innovative Grant Program Aimed at Increasing Awareness...
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Joshua E. Perry has posted an article titled "A Missed Opportunity: Health Care Reform, Rhetoric, Ethics and Economics at the End of Life," on SSRN. The abstract is below: "This article argues that congress's failure to include a provision for...
Maria J. Silveira, M.D., M.P.H., Scott Y.H. Kim, M.D., Ph.D., and Kenneth M. Langa, M.D., Ph.D. have published a study regarding the value of advance directives. Their findings are below:"Background Recent discussions about health care reform have raised questions regarding...
The Wall Street Journal, in an article titled "When Siblings Step Up," reports that the number of families caring for elders has dramatically increased over the past few years. About 43.5 million Americans look after someone 50 or older, 28%...