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Leanna Hamill
Posted By: Leanna Hamill
Their Decision, Not Yours – The Duty of a Health Care Proxy
The New York Times has a recent article called “ An Ill Father, A Life and Death Decision .” It’s about a daughter who has been appointed as the health care proxy for her father. ...
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Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
Posted By: Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
Should a Loved One be Driving? Ask the DMV Medical Review Unit
I often have spouses or children expressing concern about a loved one driving.  This stems from a real fear that as a person gets older, suffers from dementia, or is being treated for a medical...
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Michael H. Erde
Posted By: Michael H. Erde
Hot Topics in Elder Law for the Week of 1-18-10
For Illinois practitioners… Alzheimer’s sufferers can benefit from familiar activities such as golf. (Chicago Tribune local Oct 1 2009) A will depository...
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Andrew H. Hook, CELA, CFP®
Posted By: Andrew H. Hook, CELA, CFP®
Long-term Care Partnership Program and Medicaid
Long-term care partnership programs encourage the purchase of private long-term care insurance as the primary source of funding of long-term care for the participant.  This is because the program...
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Andrew H. Hook, CELA, CFP®
Posted By: Andrew H. Hook, CELA, CFP®
America's Best Nursing Homes
A recent U.S. News & World Report article provided rankings of America’s Best Nursing Homes.  The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) collects data on nursing homes...
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Elizabeth Hartnett
Posted By: Elizabeth Hartnett
Hartnett on Required Actions Upon Death of Incapacitated Person
USC Gould School of Law
Posted By: USC Gould School of Law
Nonresident Alien Estate Planning
By Jane Peebles and Michael Karlin - Partners, Karlin & Peebles LLP, Los Angeles
Rebecca J. Benson
Posted By: Rebecca J. Benson
Benson on Guardianship Reform under Article V of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
Ira Bloom and William LaPiana
Posted By: Ira Bloom and William LaPiana
Bloom and LaPiana on New Power of Attorney Legislation for New York
Darrell VanDeusen
Posted By: Darrell VanDeusen
VanDeusen on New Standards in Age Discrimination Litigation: Gross v. FBL Fin. Services, Inc.
Michael T. Flannery
Posted By: Michael T. Flannery
Professor Michael T. Flannery on Adult Adoption
Kathleen M. Sablone
Posted By: Kathleen M. Sablone
Sablone on Family Limited Partnerships
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LexisNexis is a collection of legal specialists, journalists, product developers, market analysts, technology experts, solution nuts, Web mavens, marketing geniuses, database maniacs, and many other types of professionals. The Insider Perspective blog is the place on our Web Centers where you can read what our experts think you need to know. Please feel free to comment on what they say, ask questions, and share with colleagues.
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Martindale-Hubbell Connected
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Navigating the Ethical Pitfalls of Social Media
The proliferation of social media as a vital tool in business and personal communication presents many ethical traps for lawyers and their clients. At what point do conflicts of interest dictate who...
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Alice Magdziak
Posted By: Alice Magdziak
Permanent Estate Tax Bill Placed On Calendar in Senate; States May Be Trying to Head Off Expected Problems
On January 20, 2010, the Senate read H.R. 4154 for the second time and placed it on the Calendar as Number 253. The Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Bill of...
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David A. Shulman
Posted By: David A. Shulman
States Struggle to Deal with Congress's Shameful Estate Tax Mess
The Year Without an Estate Tax continues.   As I have previously written, due to Congress's extreme irresponsibility and inability to get anything done at all, the Estate and Generation...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
LexisNexis Video Discussions and Interviews from LegalTech NY, Feb 1, 2010
Feb 1, 2010 - Mike Walsh, CEO of U.S. Legal Markets at LexisNexis, addresses viewers from the convention floor at LegalTech NY 2010. Feb 1, 2010 - LexisNexis' Mike Mintz interviews USLM CEO Mike Walsh...
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David R. Schoenhaar
Posted By: David R. Schoenhaar
2010 Estate Tax Repeal: A Time to Reach Out To Your Clients
As of January 1, 2010, there is no estate or generation skipping tax (GST), the gift tax remains with a million dollar exemption but at a rate of 35%, and carry over basis rules have been enacted. Of...
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Conferences in Pennsylvania Feb. 9, 17 & 24: 11th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium – Pittsburgh, Mechanicsburg, Philadelphia
Featuring some of the most popular sessions from our annual Estate Law Institute and Elder Law Institute. In the opening plenary session, you’ll have an opportunity to learn about the latest case...
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Webinars February 12: Special Needs Trusts - Webcast
A Special Needs Trust is a specialized trust made for the benefit of someone with a disability, enabling them to have assets held in trust for them. If properly drafted, those assets are not considered...
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Andrew H. Hook, CELA, CFP® February 22; New Developments in the Estate Tax Law, Are You Affected? - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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