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Full-Text Articles in Elder Law
Assisted Living Resources On The Web, Robin C. Schard
Assisted Living Resources On The Web, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
This article focuses on locating online resources for information about assisted living. The article provides website addresses for legal, industry, and consumer information.
E-Ethics, Michael K. Mcchrystal
E-Ethics, Michael K. Mcchrystal
Marquette Elder's Advisor
The fit between laws regulating professional ethics and the means of conducting business, particularly telecommunications and computer technology, has become tenuous. Here, McChrystal examines recent legal decisions concerning electronic transmission of information and discusses the impact of Internet messages and e-mail on attorney-client privilege.
Elder Law-Related Organizations On The Internet, Robin C. Schard
Elder Law-Related Organizations On The Internet, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Almost all organizations now maintain Web sites, which enable them to increase their membership and provide current information about the groups to members, prospective members, and the public. This article explores how to navigate these sites and introduces some of the best sites related to elder law information.
Search Tools: Skills And Strategies, Robin C. Schard
Search Tools: Skills And Strategies, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
This column is a guide that helps readers understand how search tools work and how readers can use these tools more efficiently.
Finding Internet Sites On Elder Issues: Health And Human Services, Robin C. Schard
Finding Internet Sites On Elder Issues: Health And Human Services, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Have you ever heard the term information over load? Do you feel it every time you try to find an exact piece of information on the Internet? Here's the place to start.
Internet Resources Related To Nursing Care Facilities, Robin C. Schard
Internet Resources Related To Nursing Care Facilities, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Schard uses this column to list a number of internet sources available to assist in evaluating various nursing care facilities, and gives a brief overview of what these sites provide. A few of the numerous sites described are the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the American Health Care Association, and the AARP.
Legal Resources On Elder Abuse In The Institutional Setting, Robin C. Schard
Legal Resources On Elder Abuse In The Institutional Setting, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
This article focuses on locating online resources related to institutional elder abuse. The article provides website addresses for the most comprehensive organizations and governmental agencies, along with reviews of their most useful pages.
Internet Resources For Retirement Planning, Robin Schard
Internet Resources For Retirement Planning, Robin Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
The Internet is an outstanding source of ifnromation on how to prepare for retirement. The author believes it is important to make the best use of it.
Internet Resources For Long-Term Care Insurance, Robin C. Schard
Internet Resources For Long-Term Care Insurance, Robin C. Schard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
This article looks at long-term care insurance on the Web. The various perspectives represented and information provided by insurance governance, organizations, consumer advocacy groups, and insurance companies create a solid basis for beginning the decision making process with regard to LTC insurance.
Unraveling The Uncertainties Of Alzheimer's Disease: Internet Resources For Attorneys And Clients, Kathryn Henisak
Unraveling The Uncertainties Of Alzheimer's Disease: Internet Resources For Attorneys And Clients, Kathryn Henisak
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Alzheimer's is a deadly mysterious disease that affects millions of people. At this time, there is no known cure. This article discusses some helpful Internet resources for information on Alzheimer's symptoms and possible treatments.
Wrestling With The Economic Growth And Tax Relief Reconciliation Act Of 2001: Useful Web Sites For Estate Planners, Kathryn Hensiak
Wrestling With The Economic Growth And Tax Relief Reconciliation Act Of 2001: Useful Web Sites For Estate Planners, Kathryn Hensiak
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Looking for information on complex estate planning and tax issues such as EGTRRA? One readily available, extremely economical resource is the Internet. Here are some tips for conducting research online, along with a listing of more than a dozen helpful Web sites.
Using The Web For Free Legal Research: A Comparison Of Findlaw, Lexisone, And The Legal Information Institute Websites, Kathryn Hensiak
Using The Web For Free Legal Research: A Comparison Of Findlaw, Lexisone, And The Legal Information Institute Websites, Kathryn Hensiak
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Free legal research can be conducted on these three websites. While these sites do not research as far back as Westlaw and LexisNexis, all provide links to federal and state case law, but each has some advantages and disadvantages which are discussed in detail. LesixONE has the option to jump to LexisNexis (with a credit card) for further detail.
Buried Online: State Laws That Limit E-Commerce In Caskets, Jerry Ellig, Asheesh Agarwal
Buried Online: State Laws That Limit E-Commerce In Caskets, Jerry Ellig, Asheesh Agarwal
ExpressO
Consumers seeking to purchase caskets online could benefit from the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision that states cannot discriminate against interstate direct wine shipment. Federal courts have reached conflicting conclusions when asked whether state laws requiring casket sellers to be licensed funeral directors violate the U.S. Constitution’s Due Process Clause. In Powers v. Harris, the 10th Circuit even offered an unprecedented ruling that economic protectionism is a legitimate state interest that can justify otherwise unconstitutional policies. In Granholm v. Heald, however, the Supreme Court declared that discriminatory barriers to interstate wine shipment must be justified by a legitimate state interest, and …