01/22/2010 01:51:18 PM EST
Hot Topics in Elder Law for the Week of 1-18-10
For Illinois practitioners…
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Alzheimer’s sufferers can benefit from familiar activities such as golf. (Chicago Tribune local Oct 1 2009)
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A will depository for orphan wills effective 1-1-10 (Public Act 96-137)
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Convenience Accounts available 1-1-2010 (Pub Act 96 -123)
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In DNR orders, only one witness will be necessary instead of two. (Pub Act 96-765)
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A surrogate can make decisions for a patient until removed by the patient who regains decisional capacity, a guardian of the person is appointed or the patient dies. (Pub Act 96 -492;effective Aug 14 2009)
Michael H. Erde has been practicing law in Chicago for over 39 years. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association and a former chairman of their estate tax and elder law committee, the Chicago Bar Association's Probate Committee, and the Illinois Bar Association's Trust Committee. He is a certified Elder Law Attorney, certified by the National Elder Law Foundation (the Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification) and he was a member of the Illinois Alliance for Aging. He is on the board and Treasurer of the Greater North Shore Estate Planning Council, and formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Irene Josselyn Center for Mental Health. He was a founder of the Chicago Bar Association Asset Protection Committee and chairman of its Elder Law Committee.