Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewElder Law is designed to introduce the realities of a modern elder law practice in serving the needs of America ''s growing elderly population. Each chapter explains the development of important case and statutory law within an historical perspective while offering an expansive review of elder law terminology. Well-organized, and easy-to-read, the material appeals to a wide audience with or without a legal background. Practical assignments, such as hypotheticals, Elder Law Practice scenarios and Ethics Alert problems focus on real-world insights. Elder Law covers the wide array of overlapping topics and challenges facing elder law legal professionals today. Essential elder law topics covered include advance directives, wills, guardianship and conservatorship issues, Medicaid and Medicare planning, long-term care planning, financial planning and trusts, housing options, physical and financial elder abuse, age discrimination, grandparents rights, love and marriage. In addition, mental and physical health concerns of an aging population are considered. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nancy GalloPublisher: Cengage Learning, Inc Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781401842574ISBN 10: 1401842577 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 19 August 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents1:Introduction 2:Disability Planning 3:Conservatorship and Guardianship 4:Estate Planning and Administration 5:Resources and Protections Available to the Client 6:Health Care Planning 7:Elder Abuse 8:Discrimination 9:Grandparents' Rights 10:Funeral Planning Glossary Appendix IndexReviews1: Introduction 2: Disability Planning 3: Conservatorship and Guardianship 4: Estate Planning and Administration 5: Resources and Protections Available to the Client 6: Health Care Planning 7: Elder Abuse 8: Discrimination 9: Grandparents' Rights 10: Funeral Planning Glossary Appendix Index This project is a wonderful idea. It is well needed, since there will be an increase in lawyers/paralegals involved in elder law. This is a usable, 'hands-on' text with web references. Author InformationNancy R. Gallo, J.D. is a frequent presenter at the American Association for Paralegal Education national and regional conferences and was a member of AAfPE’s Family Law Syllabus Task Force (2003). Professor Gallo is the author of the textbook, Introduction to Family Law (2004). A member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section and the New Jersey Bar Elder Law Section, the author is a frequent public speaker and has volunteered as an Early Settlement Panel member for the Sussex County Superior Court, Newton, New Jersey. A cum laude graduate of William Paterson University, the author attended Nova Southeastern University and was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities funded grant for the study Paul Robeson, 20th Century Humanist and Lawyer. The author is a full professor and the Legal Studies Programs coordinator at Sussex County Community College, Newton, New Jersey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
