In-depth, timely, and practical coverage of key issues in elder law practice. Written by outstanding elder law experts, this unique publication is the first place to look for detailed answers to pressing questions concerning Medicaid, long-term care planning, healthcare issues, trusts, powers, and guardianship -- every facet of today's elder law practice. Each portfolio has distinctive title and author. The series includes 28 portfolios to date.

In-depth, timely, and practical coverage of key issues in elder law practice. Written by outstanding elder law experts, this unique publication is the first place to look for detailed answers to pressing questions concerning Medicaid, long-term care planning, healthcare issues, trusts, powers, and guardianship -- every facet of today's elder law practice. Each portfolio has distinctive title and author. The series includes 28 portfolios to date.

In-depth, timely, and practical coverage of key issues in elder law practice -- that's what you'll find in The Elder Law Portfolio Series . Written by outstanding elder law experts, this unique publication is the first place to look for detailed answers to pressing questions concerning Medicaid, long-term care planning, healthcare issues, trusts, powers, and guardianship -- every facet of today's elder law practice. The series includes 29 portfolios to date: Practical Aspects of Establishing, Developing, and Managing an Elder Law Practice Medicaid Eligibility and Long-Term Care Planning Medicaid Financing of Nursing Home Care Special Needs Trusts Tax Implications of Transfers of Assets Housing Options Medicare Practitioner's Guide to Adult Guardianship Long-Term Care Insurance: Its Role in Elder Law Practice Medicaid: Strategies for Resource Planning Planning for Retirement Benefit Distributions Medicaid Trusts: Estate Planning Rights of Long-Term Care Facility Residents Legal & Medical Aspects Long-Term Care Litigation Veterans' Benefits for the Elderly Durable Powers of Attorney Health Care Decision Making in an Elder Law Practice Age Discrimination in Employment Use of Annuities in Retirement & Long-Term Care Planning Social Security Insurance Benefits Medicare Home Health Benefit Grandparent Visitation Elder Mistreatment: Legal-Medico Aspects Ethics & Elder Law Assisted Living: Law and Advocacy Financial Planning for the Elderly Postmortem Estate Planning Medicare Legislation Age Discrimination in Non-Employment Contexts.

Renowned expert Harry Margolis shares his insight and experience in the ElderLaw Forms Manual, to help you better represent your elderly client. This two volume looseleaf manual contains more than 100 key forms and documents to help you: Organize a high-volume elder law practice Market your services to your clients Customize estate and Medicaid plans Provide the personalized service your clients deserve. These practice-tested forms are designed specifically for handling the special problems that arise in the representation of older clients. Each form is accompanied by practical, insightful commentary from Harry Margolis, telling you when and how each should be used. Many documents include a range of alternative clauses for common and not-so-common situations. The 20 chapters are organized into five parts: Managing the Elder Law Practice Estate and Long-Term Care Planning Powers of Attorney, Medical Directives and Wills Trusts Miscellaneous. ElderLaw Forms Manual saves hours of research and drafting time, simplifies information gathering, and gives you a competitive edge in this growing practice area. All the forms are included on an accompanying CD-ROM. ElderLaw Forms Manual is featured in Elder Law Library on IntelliConnect and coming soon to Cheetah.

This book provides a comprehensive human rights analysis of key areas of law affecting older persons, including legal capacity; elder abuse; accommodation and aged care; healthcare; employment; financial security, retirement, and estate planning; and social and cultural participation. The research identifies individual autonomy and participation in decision-making as fundamental to a human rights-based approach to elder law. The book argues that a paradigm shift must occur away from traditional medical and charity-based understandings of ‘old age’ to instead acknowledge older persons as active holders of enforceable rights. The book argues that a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons is an essential tool in achieving this, but that even without a dedicated treaty there is much to be gained from a human rights-based approach. Significantly, because the issues arising in ‘old age’ are often the culmination of experiences occurring throughout the life course, a human rights-based approach to elder law must begin with a commitment to human rights for people of all ages.

Are you ready to go beyond advising and planning to actively advocating the interests of your elderly clients? You can be, with this two volume handbook from two veteran elder law advocates. In a systematic and practical fashion, the authors address each key practice issue and provide an overview of the basic rules and guiding statutes/regulations, in-depth analysis of elder law practice together with guiding case law, and step-by-step explanation of the advocacy process, revealing how law operates in the real world and where things can go wrong. Plus you'll get their practice-tested minisystem for effective advocacy. After an introductory section explores basic principles, Representing the Elderly Client: Law and Practice addresses the six areas you'll encounter most often: Medicaid Special Needs Trusts Medicare and Managed Care Elder Abuse Nursing Home and LTC Facilities Intra-family and Postmortem Advocacy for Elderly Clients and Heirs. Practice forms, flowcharts, and tables put all essential information at your fingertips. The forms contained in the Author's Advocacy Mini-systems will save you hours of preparation time. Start finding effective solutions to your elderly clients' problems with Representing the Elderly Client: Law and Practice. Along with your Representing the Elderly Client two-volume print set, you'll receive a FREE CD-ROM containing word processing documents used in handling some of elder law's most complex concerns.

This book is an essential resource for any lawyer committed to building and maintaining a strong and secure financial future. It outlines "need to know" information in clear and concise terms, and presents an actionable plan that leads to financial success.