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Filial Support Laws In The Modern Era: Domestic And International Comparison Of Enforcement Practices For Laws Requiring Adult Children To Support Indigent Parents, Katherine C. Pearson 2013 Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Filial Support Laws In The Modern Era: Domestic And International Comparison Of Enforcement Practices For Laws Requiring Adult Children To Support Indigent Parents, Katherine C. Pearson

Faculty Scholarship

Family responsibility and support laws have a long but mixed history. When first enacted, policy makers used such laws to declare an official policy that family members should support each other, rather than draw upon public resources. This article tracks modern developments with filial support laws that purport to obligate adult children to financially assist their parents, if indigent or needy. The author diagrams filial support laws that have survived in the 21st Century and compares core components in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and post-Soviet Union Ukraine. While the laws are often similar in wording and declared intent, …


In Denial: The Role Of Law In Preparing For Death, Barbara A. Noah 2013 Western New England University School of Law

In Denial: The Role Of Law In Preparing For Death, Barbara A. Noah

Faculty Scholarship

Only approximately 20% of Americans have engaged in any form of advance care planning and, even among older Americans, the process frequently is delayed until an acute illness provides sufficient pressure to act. End of life law, though flawed, offers some opportunity to express individual values and preferences via advance directives of various kinds in order to prepare for death before it is imminent. Yet many people avoid making these preparations because the thought of death is uncomfortable to confront. This Article considers the utility of existing law in preventing and resolving end of life disputes and avoiding over-utilization of …


Gerontology And The Law: A Selected Annotated Bibliography: 2009-2011 Update, Karen Skinner 2013 University of Colorado Law School

Gerontology And The Law: A Selected Annotated Bibliography: 2009-2011 Update, Karen Skinner

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Two Conflicts In Context: Lessons From The Schiavo And Bland Cases And The Role Of Best Interests Analysis In The United Kingdom, Barbara A. Noah 2013 Western New England University School of Law

Two Conflicts In Context: Lessons From The Schiavo And Bland Cases And The Role Of Best Interests Analysis In The United Kingdom, Barbara A. Noah

Faculty Scholarship

This Essay considers the different approaches to end of life decision making for incapacitated patients in the United States and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, individual patient autonomy is the primary guidepost for making end of life decisions for incapacitated patients. In the United Kingdom, patient preference is openly and deliberately supplemented with a careful consideration of the patient’s best interest. To contrast the two approaches, the Essay focuses on two cases involving patients in permanent vegetative states (PVS) for whom little was known about their respective individual preferences, and it analyzes the differences in conceptualization and …


The Case For Reforming The Program's Spouse Benefits While "Saving Social Security", Peter W. Martin 2012 Cornell Law School

The Case For Reforming The Program's Spouse Benefits While "Saving Social Security", Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

The Social Security Act currently provides secondary benefits to the wives or widows of covered workers who retire, become disabled, or die. To qualify, a woman must have been married to the worker for a short period and must be old (sixty-two, dropping to sixty in the case of a widow, fifty in the case of a disabled widow) or caring for children under sixteen. If a wife’s or widow’s primary retired-worker or disability benefits equal or exceed her secondary benefit entitlement, she receives only the primary benefits. However, if her secondary benefit amount is greater she receives both her …


How Do The Elderly Fare In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before And After Tort Reform? Evidence From Texas, Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, William M. Sage, Charles M. Silver 2012 Northwestern University School of Law

How Do The Elderly Fare In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before And After Tort Reform? Evidence From Texas, Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, William M. Sage, Charles M. Silver

Faculty Scholarship

The elderly account for a disproportionate share of medical spending, but little is known about how they are treated by the medical malpractice system, or how tort reform affects elderly claimants. We compare paid medical malpractice claims brought by elderly plaintiffs in Texas during 1988–2009 to those brought by adult non-elderly plaintiffs. Controlling for healthcare utilization (based on inpatient days), elderly paid claims rose from about 20% to about 40% of the adult non-elderly rate by the early 2000s. Mean and median payouts per claim also converged, although the elderly were far less likely to receive large payouts. Tort reform …


Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose 2012 Texas A&M University School of Law

Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Americans With Disabilities Act, Mental Illness,And Medication: A Historical Perspective And Hope For The Future, Jennifer M. Jackson 2012 Marquette University Law School

The Americans With Disabilities Act, Mental Illness,And Medication: A Historical Perspective And Hope For The Future, Jennifer M. Jackson

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Obstacles Faced By The Elderly Veteran, Craig M. Kabatchnick 2012 North Carolina Central University School of Law

Obstacles Faced By The Elderly Veteran, Craig M. Kabatchnick

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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The Responsible Patient: The Senior's Obligation To Conserve Medical Resources, Jeffrey B. Hammond 2012 Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law

The Responsible Patient: The Senior's Obligation To Conserve Medical Resources, Jeffrey B. Hammond

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Overutilization And Underutilization Of Preventive Services In Elderly Populations, A Conundrum , Freeman L. Farrow MD, JD 2012 DePaul University College of Law

Overutilization And Underutilization Of Preventive Services In Elderly Populations, A Conundrum , Freeman L. Farrow Md, Jd

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Variables Of Health Reform And Their Impacts On The Elderly, John D. Blum 2012 Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Variables Of Health Reform And Their Impacts On The Elderly, John D. Blum

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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The Economics Of Prevention And Medicare: The Challenge, Potential Solutions And Current Results, Adam Atherly Ph.D., Zhou Yang 2012 Colorado School of Public Health

The Economics Of Prevention And Medicare: The Challenge, Potential Solutions And Current Results, Adam Atherly Ph.D., Zhou Yang

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Chronic Care And Prevention: Evolution In Practice And Finance, John V. Jacobi 2012 Seton Hall School of Law

Chronic Care And Prevention: Evolution In Practice And Finance, John V. Jacobi

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Prevention Paradigms, Over-Diagnosis And Treatment, And Mad Men, Alison Barnes 2012 Marquette University Law School

Prevention Paradigms, Over-Diagnosis And Treatment, And Mad Men, Alison Barnes

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Table Of Contents, 2012 Marquette University Law School

Table Of Contents

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Negligence Liability's Role In Changing Pharmacotherapy Responsibilities, Andrew F. Spillane 2012 Marquette University Law School

Negligence Liability's Role In Changing Pharmacotherapy Responsibilities, Andrew F. Spillane

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Putting Equity Back In Reverse Mortgages: How State Legislatures Can Bring Fairness To Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, Andrew S. Helman 2012 Marquette University Law School

Putting Equity Back In Reverse Mortgages: How State Legislatures Can Bring Fairness To Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, Andrew S. Helman

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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The Medico-Legal Aspects Of Dementia-Driven Sexual Abuse In Nursing Homes, Lisa Tripp 2012 John Marshall Law School

The Medico-Legal Aspects Of Dementia-Driven Sexual Abuse In Nursing Homes, Lisa Tripp

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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Funding Stem Cell Research: The Covergence Of Science, Religion & Politics In The Formation Of Public Health Policy, Edward A. Fallone 2012 Marquette University Law School

Funding Stem Cell Research: The Covergence Of Science, Religion & Politics In The Formation Of Public Health Policy, Edward A. Fallone

Marquette Elder's Advisor

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