Elder Law

Florida nursing home watchdog battles on against state – Orlando Sentinel

Such information is required under the new health-care reform law, but is considered sensitive … A spokeswoman at the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, which supervises the ombudsman program, said the ruling was “not a determination …

Largo Law Firm Offers Free Workshop To Help Protect Assets For The Golden Years – YAHOO!

Do to limited seats must be reserved by calling 727-581-9427. “Rep” DeLoach is uniquely qualified to help educate the St Petersburg community on Elder Law as one of very few Board Certified Elder Law Attorneys and who employs a registered … Continue reading

Rep. Quigley and the Center for Disability & Elder Law Partner for National Healthcare Decisions Day – TMCnet

Apr 12, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) — CHICAGO – U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and the Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL), along with other national, state and community organizations …

Box Elder mayor considers recount after 7-vote loss – Rapid City Journal

Box Elder Mayor Al Dial may request a vote recount of Tuesday’s close mayoral election. Dial lost to Ward 3 Councilman William Griffiths by 7 votes — less than 2 percent of the total votes cast. Under state law, a … Continue reading

Elder law expert to host Advanced Directives workshop – Corning Evening Times

An Advanced Directives interactive workshop on estate planning will mark National Healthcare Decisions Day at 1 p.m. Monday, April 16 at the Big Flats Community Center. Elder law expert Patrick J. Roth will lead the workshop entitled “Estate Planning …

Elder Dallin H. Oaks announced as graduation speaker – BYU Newsnet

Before accepting a call as a member of the Church’s second-highest governing body in 1984, Elder Oaks was a judge on the Utah Supreme Court. He previously taught law at the University of Chicago. Born and raised in Provo, he … Continue reading

Elder law experts assist seniors with fraud, future planning – Citizen Online

As senior citizens age, legal issues arise that need attention. Some face age discrimination; others become fraud victims. Most everyone needs to look ahead and plan for future needs and for dealing with a life event, generally the need for … Continue reading

A Recipe for Elder Abuse – New York Times

Even if he struggled, who would know? Assisted suicide is a concept contrary to public safety and a recipe for elder abuse — Americans are right to be skeptical of these laws.

Better With Age: NY seniors win as Legislature drops provision – Times Herald-Record

How did this happen? It was a joint effort. Groups including the state Bar Association’s Elder Law Section and the New York State Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys negotiated hard and helped make those in power … Continue reading

Seniors Calendar – MyCentralJersey.com

SENIOR CARE OPTIONS: 7 p.m. April 11. Experts discuss types of care, hospice, elder law. Senior Solutions Center at Home Instead Senior Care, 109 Main St., Succasunna. Free. Registration required: 973-970-9250. IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS CLASS …