DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fg4qtt/elder_law_and_fina) has announced the addition of the "Elder Law and Financial Strategies: Planning for Later Life." subscription to their offering.
The elderly face a host of legal, financial and health care issues as they enter a new stage of life. Elder law attorneys and other advisers to the elderly must be able to address a broad range of social, psychological and financial needs of their clients, as well as their legal needs.
Elder Law and Financial Strategies: Planning for Later Life is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary guide to this demanding area of practice. It goes far beyond Medicaid planning to offer guidance on questions involving housing options, guardianship, property and health care management, abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly, as well estate planning and retirement planning.
The book covers federal as well as state-specific laws affecting the elderly and includes many essential forms for financial, health care, and estate planning, with detailed drafting tips. Whether you are working on a specific legal or financial question or bringing in specialists in other disciplines to help you handle a client's requirements, this comprehensive guide will enable you find solutions and act as effective quarterback of an overall plan.
Key Topics Covered:
PART I - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING FOR THE ELDERLY
CHAPTER 1 Advising the Elderly Client
CHAPTER 2 Assessment of the Elder's Needs
CHAPTER 3 Ethical Concerns
PART II - TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF PLANNING FOR INCAPACITY
CHAPTER 4 Informal Methods
CHAPTER 5 Revocable Living Trusts
CHAPTER 6 Durable Powers of Attorney
CHAPTER 7 Health Care Directives
CHAPTER 8 Guardianship and Conservatorship
CHAPTER 9 A Failure of Incapacity Planning: Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of the Elderly
CHAPTER 10 Fundamental Issues in Retirement
CHAPTER 11 Managing the Retirement Portfolio
CHAPTER 12 The Role of Annuities in Retirement Planning
CHAPTER 13 Social Security and Other Pensions
CHAPTER 14 The Home as a Retirement Resource
CHAPTER 15 Management and Taxation of Qualified Retirement Plans
CHAPTER 16 Income Tax Issues
PART IV - PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM CARE
CHAPTER 17 Financing Long-Term Care: Which Path to Choose?
CHAPTER 18 Strategies for Self-Financing Long-Term Care
CHAPTER 19 Long-Term Care Insurance Strategies
CHAPTER 20 The Medicaid Program and Medicaid Planning
CHAPTER 21 Supplemental Security Income
CHAPTER 22 Using Trusts in Long-Term Care Planning
CHAPTER 23 Veterans' Benefits
CHAPTER 24 Medicare
CHAPTER 25 Social Security Disability Benefits
PART V - HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM CARE
CHAPTER 26 Aging in Place and Other Independent Living Options
CHAPTER 27 Semi-Independent Living Options
CHAPTER 28 Nursing Homes
PART VI - LEAVING A LEGACY
CHAPTER 29 Estate Planning: The Basics
CHAPTER 30 Estate Planning in and for Special Circumstances
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