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Reverse Mortgage Information Online, Robin C. Schard 2012 University of Miami Law

Reverse Mortgage Information Online, Robin C. Schard

Marquette Elder's Advisor

Reverse mortgages are a valuable tool that allow seniors to tap their home's equity. The author examines the traps for the unwary.


State Court And Administrative Medicaid Litigation-A Case Study, Steven C. Perlis 2012 Marquette University Law School

State Court And Administrative Medicaid Litigation-A Case Study, Steven C. Perlis

Marquette Elder's Advisor

The article examines a case study discussing an elderly couples access to Medicaid. The case was created to determine whether to approve the elderly couples Medicaid request.


A Win/Win Scenario For The Senior Key Employee And The Closely Held Business Owner: Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, Grace C. Wellwerts 2012 Marquette University Law School

A Win/Win Scenario For The Senior Key Employee And The Closely Held Business Owner: Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, Grace C. Wellwerts

Marquette Elder's Advisor

Seniors are living and staying employed longer. Wellwerts discusses how being strategic, a client can defer inflation-adjusted income into retirement years.


Legislating Access To Adult Wards: Examining The Need To Narrow An Adult Ward's World, Melanie S. McNeil 2012 Marquette University Law School

Legislating Access To Adult Wards: Examining The Need To Narrow An Adult Ward's World, Melanie S. Mcneil

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article looks at recent legislation that has addressed access to adult wards.


Rights, Rights And Rights: A Ward's Right To A Hearing, A Guardian's Right To A Standard, And A Heir's Right To Inheritance, Edward A. Shipe 2012 Marquette University Law School

Rights, Rights And Rights: A Ward's Right To A Hearing, A Guardian's Right To A Standard, And A Heir's Right To Inheritance, Edward A. Shipe

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article discusses a recent guardianship decision from a Florida appellate court that bore close scrutiny regarding due process rights and the right to "Medical Planning."


Comparative Analysis Of New Legislation In Florida, Illinois, And Wisconsin On Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders In Non-Hospital Settings, Susan U. Ladwig 2012 Marquette University Law School

Comparative Analysis Of New Legislation In Florida, Illinois, And Wisconsin On Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders In Non-Hospital Settings, Susan U. Ladwig

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article focuses on the history and application of the newest type of end-of-life decision-making documents.


Terminal Sedation And Dehydration, Charles F. McKhann 2012 Yale University School

Terminal Sedation And Dehydration, Charles F. Mckhann

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article examines the range of medical intervention at life's end can vary greatly, from sedation to euthanasia.


Planning And Experiencing The Move To A Continuing Care Retirement, Mary Anne Erickson, John A. Krout 2012 Ithaca College

Planning And Experiencing The Move To A Continuing Care Retirement, Mary Anne Erickson, John A. Krout

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article suggest that continuing care retirement communities have become more common. While expensive, they offer many amenities as well as long term care


Texas' Nursing Home Enforcement System, Lowell A. Keig, Rande K. Herrell 2012 Marquette University Law School

Texas' Nursing Home Enforcement System, Lowell A. Keig, Rande K. Herrell

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article examines Texas' nursing home regulation system, and suggest that it should be a national model.


From The Editor, Alison McChrystal Barnes 2012 Marquette University Law School

From The Editor, Alison Mcchrystal Barnes

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.


Retirement Account Distributions: A Journey Through The New Rules, Catherine M. Priebe Hertzberg 2012 Marquette University Law School

Retirement Account Distributions: A Journey Through The New Rules, Catherine M. Priebe Hertzberg

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article examines new proposed regulations that make changes to minimum required distribution rules for IRAs and other retirement accounts


Table Of Contents, 2012 Marquette University Law School

Table Of Contents

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.


A Quick Survey Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, 2012 Marquette University Law School

A Quick Survey Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

Marquette Elder's Advisor

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides a wide range or protections from discrimination for elders who have physical and mental disabilities. The following article, the first of a series, provides an overview of the structure and principles of the ADA, concentrating on the protections provided for senior citizens seeking to remain on the job.


Internet Resources For Long-Term Care Insurance, Robin C. Schard 2012 University of Miami Law

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.


Medicare Handbook, Jane M.R. Mulcahy 2012 Marquette University Law School

Medicare Handbook, Jane M.R. Mulcahy

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.


Remarks Of Senator Charles Grassley To The Aarp's Board Of Directors, Charles Grassley 2012 Marquette University Law School

Remarks Of Senator Charles Grassley To The Aarp's Board Of Directors, Charles Grassley

Marquette Elder's Advisor

On February 14, 2001, Senator Grassley addressed the board of directors of the AARP. His remarks concerned matters of interest to all elderly Americans.


Suicide Late In Life, Richard E. Finlayson 2012 Mayo Medical School

Suicide Late In Life, Richard E. Finlayson

Marquette Elder's Advisor

There are few events that so deeply affect survivors as does suicide. This article examines the disbelief, anxiety, sadness, guilt and deep questioning of ones prior relationship with the departed.


Funding A Grandchild's College Education, Richard L. Kaplan 2012 University of Illinois

Funding A Grandchild's College Education, Richard L. Kaplan

Marquette Elder's Advisor

This article examines a number of college-funding mechanisms available to grandparents for their grandchildren. In light of the multifaceted considerations and often conflicting factors, the article shows which approaches are most appropriate given any set of circumstances


Funding Long-Term Care: Is There A Way To Ensure That Our Assets Will Last Longer Than We Will?, Nathalie D. Martin 2012 New Mexico School of Law

Funding Long-Term Care: Is There A Way To Ensure That Our Assets Will Last Longer Than We Will?, Nathalie D. Martin

Marquette Elder's Advisor

Long-term care is subject of great concern to most elders. Stripping away the emotional hype and confusing lingo surrounding this topic is essential to making sound decisions. This article pares away all the extraneous complications and lays out the options that are currently available to elders, paying particular attention to the methods available to fund long-term care if or when it is needed


Is It Personal Autonomy Or A Personality Disorder?, Steve Fox 2012 Marquette University Law School

Is It Personal Autonomy Or A Personality Disorder?, Steve Fox

Marquette Elder's Advisor

In today's environment of mental health issues, protecting the rights of the elderly becomes even more challenging. Understanding the role of medical and psychiatric evaluations- and critical review of the quality of such reports- is crucial to providing adequate safeguards for clients.


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