End-of-Life Planning: Protecting Comfort, Dignity, and Quality of Life End-of-life planning is not just a legal task. It is a personal, emotional, and medical process that helps make sure a person’s values and wishes are respected when they can no longer speak for themselves. As attorneys, we prepare powers of attorney and other advance-directive documents […]
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Protecting Seniors from Financial Exploitation: Understanding the Senior Safe Act The Senior Safe Act, signed into law by President Trump, was created to protect older Americans from financial abuse—whether from within their own family or by scam artists preying on vulnerable individuals. Each year, tens of billions of dollars are illegally taken from U.S. seniors,
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Keeping a Promise: Supporting Aging Parents and Caregivers When Jeanette’s mother was hospitalized, her father—tears in his eyes—took her hand and said, “Please take care of your mother if I ever can’t.” Without hesitation, Jeanette promised, “Yes, I will.” Years later, after her father passed, Jeanette found herself keeping that promise. Her mother’s hearing and
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Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act In October 2017, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act was signed into law. The goal of this legislation is to address the growing epidemic of elder abuse—both financial and physical. According to the National Council on Aging, about 1 in 10 Americans age 60 or older have experienced
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