Elder Law

Elder law relates to the legal aspects affecting the elderly.  Such legalities include estate planning, trusts, wills, elder care, elder abuse and other legal matters affecting older Americans.  Many in the elder community are in need of help with their finances and wellbeing.  As a result they are easy prey to those who would abuse them financially, physically and emotionally. 

In recent years many States have passed legislation to protect these people.  Some legal professionals specialize in the elder law area.  Additionally there are many organizations that help the elderly in legal matters.  Some of these organizations, such as the AARP, lobby Congress on behalf of the elderly.  They help champion beneficial changes in such legislation as Medicare and Social Security.

Elder Law Best Sellers from Amazon.com

How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medi...
by K. Gabriel Heiser
Amazon Price: $42.30
Customer Review: Mr. Heiser's new edition is a very comprehensive, very usable and very pragmatic collection of strategies for addressing the issues associated with Medicaid benefit programs for nursing homes.

The book allows you to create a viable ass...
 

The Social Security Answer Book
by Stanley Tomkiel III
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Review: The book is OK and gives some good info on the Social Security system. However, there is a lot of repetition in the question/answer technique the book uses.
 

Everyday Law for Seniors
by Lawrence A. Frolik, Linda S. Whitton
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: Everyday Law for Seniors is clear, concise and easy to understand. It provides the most understandable explanations of complex concepts in elder law of any of the dozen or so books of it's kind that I have read. I have practiced in the field of eld...
 

Elder Law: Cases and Materials
by Lawrence A. Frolik
Amazon Price:
Customer Review: This seller has old version books.

I have attempted to contact the seller many times for a refund procedure. The seller does not respond at all. I would not recommend this seller.
 

The Social Security Benefits Handbook
by Stanley Tomkiel III
Amazon Price: $14.99
Customer Review: I found this book not to be a good investment. It is an extraction of certain SSA publications, all available in user-friendly format at the official SSA website. The major drawback is that the tables of values for benefits and earnings limits stop...
 

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• Endorsements: Oakland Probate Court Detroit Free Press
Endorsements: Oakland Probate CourtDetroit Free Press Patient Advocacy Liaison MI PAL , a patient advocacy and legal consulting firm specializing in nursing home care, Medicaid/Medicare law and elder law. and more raquo
• Sayville Library Holds Elder Law Seminar Patch
Sayville Library Holds Elder Law SeminarPatchThe presentation was made by Frank Buquicchio, an elder law and estate planning attorney/partner with Vincent J. Russo amp Associates, a firm specializing in
• Empowering Older Women In The Midst Of Australiaaposs Ageing Population Stre...
Empowering older women in the midst of Australia39s ageing populationStreetCornerby University of Western Sydney Media Unit An expert in elder law from the University of Western Sydney has launched a series of brochures,
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Elder Law: Should you have a special needs trustPittsburgh Post GazetteJulian Gray and Frank Petrich are both Certified Elder Law attorneys with more than 50 years of combined elder law experience who practice in the Pittsburgh
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