On Friday, November 12, 2021, at 1pm eastern, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a webinar titled “New Rules for End of Life Care.” It features guest speaker Barbara Karnes, RN, author of Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience, and creator of New Rules for End of Life Care: A Guide on the […]
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EZ Elder Law is intended to provide helpful/useful information for (1) older adults, (2) individuals with special needs, (3) caregivers and (4) the professionals who work with them. With that in mind, if you are a Certified Elder Law Attorney, NAELA Fellow, member of NAELA’s Council of Advanced Practitioners, ACTEC Fellow, Super Lawyer, AV Rated […]
When someone visits an elder law attorney, he or she is often in the middle of a crisis. Sometimes the crisis is real. Other times it is perceived due to insufficient information (or information overload). Yes, elder law attorneys do mundane, run of the mill work, but more often than not it’s a crisis that […]
A new video series by the Public Broadcasting System entitled “Future of Work,” explores how increased longevity and technological innovation are transforming the workforce. The three-part broadcast series premiered on September 1, 2021. A six-part digital series is also available exploring the lives of six Americans. View the series here: Future of Work
The spreadsheet included below can be used to help total your countable and exempt resources when evaluating your eligibility for public benefits like Medicaid.
(Last updated 8/8/2023) The central and initial issue in every guardianship and conservatorship case is whether the proposed ward has decision-making capacity. In other words, can the proposed ward make and communicate significant decisions about himself (or herself) and can the proposed ward make and communicate significant decisions about his (or her) finances? For purposes […]
Information regarding health care advance directives is here. The Georgia statutory advance directive for health care is below:
Our page discussing powers or attorney, what they are, (what they are not), and how they are used is here. The Statutory form is here (fillable version below):
As Psychiatric Advance Directive allows an individual to designate who would make mental health decisions for the patient in the event the patient cannot speak for himself or herself and mental health treatment is required. Currently, 25 States have statutes recognizing the validity of psychiatric advance directives, but other States such as Georgia, are considering […]
In Richards v. Georgia Department of Community Health, 278 Ga. 757 (2004), a class of plaintiffs sued DCH contending that O.C.G.A. § 49-4-149 was illegal as applied. The Department’s position was that its claim for reimbursement applied to all funds received by a plaintiff through litigation against responsible third-parties. The plaintiffs argued that DCH’s claim […]
