Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice for Boomers

by Hegland, Kenney F.; Fleming, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9781594603228
• ISBN10: 1594603227
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-20
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr

Summary

If you are getting older (or hope to), this book is for you. It will save you and your family money, restless nights, and heartbreak. Do I really need a living will? What are living trusts and should I attend a "free seminar'? How can I protect myself from scams and identity theft? How can I care for my aged parents? What are "assisted living facilities" and what about nursing homes? How can I recognize elder abuse and what about guns in the home? How can I fight age discrimination? What will be my insurance needs? What are reverse mortgages, Roth IRAs, durable powers of attorney, and disgruntled heirs? Will I have to give up both driving and sex? Need I worry about estate taxes? Should I avoid Probate? Most important, how can I get my family (and myself) to discuss the real problems that will face us? Here they come, ready or not.Not to worry. You don't have to read the entire book. What you need to know right now is in the first four chapters. The rest can wait. This is a serious book about serious times, but, if you're not up for an occasional joke, or poem, just put it back.

Author Biography

Kenney F. Hegland is the James E. Rogers Professor of Law at the University of Arizona College of Law.Robert Fleming is an elder law attorney with Fleming & Curti, PLC in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Prologue : now you're 64, give or take
Training for ill
Training for ill	p. 3
Living wills	p. 9
Growing old : what to expect and how to cope	p. 15
Identity theft and scams	p. 21
Let the good times roll : retirement - money, housing, medical care
Retirement : an overview	p. 33
Social security	p. 41
Private pension plans	p. 49
Retirement finances	p. 55
House rich, cash poor	p. 65
Retirement housing	p. 69
Medicare and health insurance	p. 75
Long-term care	p. 83
Tax breaks for seniors	p. 87
Trouble : getting in and getting out
Abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation	p. 97
Self-abuse : vegas, booze, and the question of guns	p. 105
Sex	p. 109
Driving	p. 113
Grandchildren	p. 117
Family financial dealings	p. 123
Divorce and remarriage	p. 129
Age and disability discrimination	p. 135
Trouble with the bill collector	p. 147
In case "something happens"
Keeping control : living wills, health care power of attorney, joint accounts, and powers of attorney	p. 157
Wills and estate planning	p. 165
Avoiding probate	p. 173
Trusts : legal shmoos	p. 181
Living trusts	p. 187
Estate and gift taxes	p. 193
Disability in the family
Slings and arrows	p. 199
Mental incapacity	p. 205
Deciding for others	p. 211
Home care	p. 217
Nursing homes, geriatric care managers	p. 221
Death in the family
Hospice, dying well, and being there	p. 229
Ending life : pulling plugs, euthanasia, and suicide	p. 233
Death in the family	p. 239
Probate	p. 247
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