New Regulation to Target Elder Abuse
A new regulation from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) went into effect earlier this month, as reported by Investment...
Reasons for the High Price of Home Care
Paul Osterman, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal where he...
The Coming Caregiver Crunch
A study released last month from Merrill Lynch and AgeWave (“The Journey of Caregiving: Honor, Responsibility and Financial Complexity”)...
What Does it Mean to Specialize in Elder Law?
I’m often asked if I specialize in elder law. Not only do I answer “yes”, I typically try to explain the reason for my answer. While...
Protecting Your On-Line Accounts
It wasn’t that long ago that the on-line world was something used primarily by the younger generation. Now it touches nearly every...
Do It Yourself - Be Your Own Lawyer?
Not too long ago "do it yourself" meant trying to fix a leaky toilet instead of calling a plumber. Or perhaps it involved changing your...
The New Michigan Trust Code
On April 1, 2010 the new Michigan Trust Code (MTC) took effect. According the MTC committee, the new trust code represents a...
So What is Elder Law and Why Are You an Elder Law Attorney?
What is Elder Law? More than 20 years ago, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) began. Its primary purpose was to improve...
