Alabama Elder Law, 2021-2022 ed. (Alabama Practice Series)

Answering some of the most common questions facing elder law attorneys, Alabama Elder Law provides a concise, comprehensive resource for practitioners who represent elderly clients. This treatise covers all aspects of elder law, including:

• Powers of attorney
• Financial decision making
• Healthcare decision making
• Guardianship and conservatorship
• Adult protective services
• Civil commitment
• Representative payees
• Long-term care insurance
• Medicaid and Medicare
• Nursing home care and regulation
• Alternatives to nursing homes
• Social Security retirement and disability benefits
• Supplemental Security Income
• Government retirement systems
• Private retirement plans
• Veterans' benefits
• State and local taxation
• Estate planning
• And more

The text provides references to underlying primary law, which elder law attorneys must consult on a daily basis. It also offers substantive knowledge as well as advice about the process of founding and developing an elder law practice. Editorial features save attorneys research time.