Elder Law

The complexities of planning and administering an estate are clearly explained in this up-to-date and authoritative guide. From wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives to probate and administering an estate, it's all here in plain English.

Living Trusts for Everyone is the best resource for setting up a living trust. Explaining in specific terms what benefits a trust will have, Ronald Farrington Sharp gives the tools necessary to set up a loved one's trust with no lawyers and no expense. Wills benefit lawyers. Trusts benefit the clients. Too often lawyers sell wills to clients only to sit back and wait to sell their probate services to their clients' heirs. Ronald Farrington Sharp describes the best way to handle modern estate planning.

This book is for you if you love your parents, grandparents, or other elderly people and genuinely want to help and care for them, but find yourself struggling with challenges such as: Your efforts to help them are not appreciated. They constantly complain or display a pessimistic attitude. They appear inflexible, stubborn, and unwilling to change. They struggle to learn even the basics of digital equipment. They fail to understand your point of view. They ignore health precautions prescribed by doctors. They engage in risky activities that could endanger their health. They sometimes treat ...

Veteran California attorney and elder financial abuse writer Michael Hackard draws from 40 years of legal experience to advise families, caregivers, and professionals who work with seniors what elder financial abuse is, how to identify it, and - most importantly - what to do if abuse is suspected. Concise and chock-full of practical information, The Wolf at the Door is a must-have reference for anyone interested in learning about elder financial abuse and what can be done to combat it.

Fully updated for 2025 & 2026 with the latest federal estate tax exemptions, inheritance rules, and SECURE 2.0 Act provisions. 101 Estate Planning Pitfalls… and How to Avoid Them: Actionable Steps to Avoid Probate, Minimize Taxes, Preserve Wealth and Prevent Family Conflict You’ve worked a lifetime to build a legacy—don’t let a single avoidable mistake put it at risk. 101 Estate Planning Pitfalls… and How to Avoid Them delivers the clarity, confidence, and concrete action steps every family needs in today’s complex world of wills, trusts, taxes, beneficiaries, digital assets and...

Learn powerful and easy techniques for manifestation mastery. Manifest money, abundance, a great career, good fortune, and happy relationships. Direct your amazing mind power. Set your manifestation goals effectively. Attract the right people. And become more successful. You are already good at manifesting because your thoughts automatically attract what happens to you. So, the big issue with manifestation is the quality of what you attract, and how you can achieve it.

The state-run guardianship system, called conservatorship in some states, is largely unregulated, ill-understood, and increasingly populated by financially motivated predators. Just how the secretive world of guardianship works and its real-life effects remained a mystery to most until the very public case of pop star Britney Spears. Currently, there are an estimated 1.5 to 2 million Americans under court control, but precise figures are not known as no government entity keeps track of citizens who have lost the right to determine their own fate.

Estate Planning Essentials: Protect What Matters Most What happens to everything you’ve worked for when you’re gone? Who will care for your kids, your pets, or even your favorite digital photos? Without a plan, the answers are left to chance—and sometimes the courts. Estate Planning Essentials is here to change that. Written in a conversational, no-nonsense style, this guide takes the fear and confusion out of planning for the future. Whether you’ve been putting it off or don’t know where to start, this book makes estate planning simple, approachable, and even empowering. Inside, ...

Eight Questions Every Pastor Should Ask! Most pastors "don't know what they don't know" about the unique and confusing world of pastoral compensation. What do you know? What is the difference between taxes, FICA, and SECA, and why does it matter so much for pastors? Do you understand what can and cannot factor into the, potentially, life-changing decision to opt-out of Social Security? What is the difference between a pastor's salary and housing allowance, and why is the balance between these two things so critical to so many other aspects of a pastor's finances? How could a parsonage be ...

Having a will is important, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Without a comprehensive plan, your family can get tangled up in frustrating and stressful legalities for years. Even if you’re in the process of getting an estate settled and things are going horribly wrong, it’s not too late. You can get back on track with what you know your loved one wanted. Most importantly, you can do your own estate and crisis planning, and get it right the first time.

Ten years after the landmark legislation, Ezekiel Emanuel leads a crowd of experts, policy-makers, doctors, and scholars as they evaluate the Affordable Care Act's history so far. In March 2010, the Affordable Care Act officially became one of the seminal laws determining American health care...

There are many complicated issues associated with aging in the United States. The pandemic in 2020 created a new classification of people: The "at-risk" group. People age 65 and older, frail or medically vulnerable. Older adults are having a hard time envisioning this “new normal.” Medical emergencies can happen at any time. Knowing what to do in a medical emergency and afterwards can mean the difference between life and death. Will an older person’s wishes for medical care be respected and followed? Has this become a national issue in 2020 with the massive nursing home deaths? This ...

Structuring Pastoral Compensation: A Practical Guide for Blessing Your Pastor by S.L. Potts is an essential resource for church leaders—elders, deacons, trustees, and committee members—who seek to honor their pastors through thoughtful and effective compensation planning. This 132-page guide offers practical insights into creating compensation packages that not only meet legal and financial standards but also reflect the value and dedication of pastoral leadership. Potts addresses common challenges such as balancing church budgets with fair remuneration, understanding tax implications, ...

Are you tired of inconsistent marketing efforts and struggling to attract the right clients? Unstoppable Growth: Marketing Mastery for Estate Planning & Elder Law provides the keys to unlocking your practice's full potential. Discover the secrets to successfully marketing your elder law and estate planning firm, transforming it into a thriving, client-attracting powerhouse.

Join Mark, Greta, and the residents of Evergreen Meadows Senior Community as they steal furniture, lurk in the halls, and share their experience of living fully at every age.

What if everything you thought you knew about aging was wrong? This bold account of the history and present-day realities of ageism by a nationally recognized gerontologist and speaker uncovers ageism's roots, impact, and how each of us can create a new reality of elderhood. Ageism Unmasked...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely...