A recent article focuses on what is sometimes called "granny dumping," and the author urges states to examine carefully whether "abandonment" of a care-dependent person is addressed by the state's ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Elder law refers to legal issues that concern older adults, generally defined as people above the age of 65. It is often understood as an extension of traditional trust and estate law, but overlaps ...

An expert Q&A on the intersection of trusts and estates and elder law, highlighting important elder law issues that counsel should consider during the estate planning process. Rajiv is founding ...

As the chair of the Elder Law Practice Group, I see a lot of issues that the firm’s clients encounter in their personal lives. As we begin the new year, I thought it appropriate to write about the ...

Over the many years I’ve been in law practice, a client’s adult child has more than once called with an urgent need to come into the office, saying, “It is about Mom and Dad. Their judgment about the ...

Regardless of recent challenges by local Department of Social Services offices, the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (“MAPT”) is alive and well in the elder law practitioner’s toolbox and is the best ...

Steve Vondran, Esq. is an attorney licensed to practice law in California and Arizona. This blog discusses in general terms California financial elder abuse laws that applies to persons 65 years or ...

The Elder Law Review is an independent refereed e-journal produced by Western Sydney University. The Review is multi-disciplinary, bringing together professionals working, researching and writing in ...