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California Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly

The first baby boomers are approaching retirement age. They are mapping out ...


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 1 volume, loose-leaf, updated annually , BOOK
ISBN: 9780820550688
2001
  $197.00
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    The first baby boomers are approaching retirement age. They are mapping out their own future, providing for children and grandchildren, and caring for aging parents. And they all have lots of questions - about financial planning, health care, charitable gifts, nursing homes, housing and a host of issues related to aging. You also need to meet the needs of your current elderly clients by keeping abreast of this rapidly evolving area of practice.

    Now, thanks to California Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly, you'll be able to answer their questions and act in their behalf, whether you specialize in elder law and estate planning or maintain a general practice. This newly published compendium from LexisNexis places the range of issues facing the elderly in the context of California law. It's your single source for in-depth discussions of such issues as:

  • Medi-Cal
  • Conservatorships
  • Wills and trusts
  • Income and estate taxes
  • Estate planning
  • Nursing homes and home health care agencies
  • Planning for incapacity

    • California Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly has been specifically designed to help increase your effectiveness and productivity.

  • A glossary of acronyms at the beginning of the book will help you identify state and federal agencies and initiatives.
  • A section of common client questions that begins each chapter will lead you directly to the information you'll use most often.
  • Hundreds of practice notes throughout the text provide useful tips and suggestions, while cautionary notes alert you to areas of special concern.
  • Checklists at the end of each chapter will help ensure that you have addressed your client's needs methodically and completely.
  • Forms on disk, included at no extra charge, will help you produce accurate documents quickly and efficiently.

    • Glossary of Acronyms Used in this Volume

    Chapter 1 Attorney-Client Concerns

    Chapter 2 Planning for Incapacity: Property Management

    Chapter 3 Planning for Incapacity: Health Care Decisions

    Chapter 4 Financial Planning: Sources of Income

    Chapter 5 Overview of Health Care Coverage

    Chapter 6 Medi-Cal: General Considerations

    Chapter 7 Medi-Cal Planning for the Single Person and the Married Person

    Chapter 8 Medi-Cal: Transfer of Assets, Liens and Estate Recovery

    Chapter 9 Medi-Cal Advocacy: Application, Reconsideration and Fair Hearings

    Chapter 10 Conservatorships

    Chapter 11 Nursing Homes and Home Health Care Agencies

    Chapter 12 Estate Planning-Wills, Trusts & Probate

    Chapter 13 Income, Estate and Gift and Property Taxes

    Chapter 14 Housing Concerns for the Elderly

    Chapter 15 Elder Abuse

    Chapter 16 Social Services

    Index

     

    Stuart D. Zimring


    Mr. Zimring is a Fellow of both the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a past President of NAELA (2004-2005 term). He is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. He is the co-author of California Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly, and the author of numerous articles on elder law related matters.

    He is also a member of the Estate Counselors' Forum, the San Fernando Valley Estate Counselors' Forum, Warner Center Tax & Estate Counselors' Forum, the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, State Bar of California and Southern California Council of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Zimring serves on the Boards of Directors of a number of non-profit organizations including the National Senior Citizens Law Center and ONEgeneration, of which he is also a past President.

    Mr. Zimring lectured in Law for the Los Angeles Community College District from 1973 to 1983 and is a frequent Guest Lecturer at California State University Northridge and Stetson University College of Law on issues in Elder Law and Special Needs Trusts. He has served as a Commercial Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and is a member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Volunteer Panel and Mediation Panel.

    He is admitted to practice in California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California and the U.S. Supreme Court. He graduated in 1968 from the University of California Los Angeles with a B.A. degree and from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law in 1971 with a J.D. degree.

    Donna R. Bashaw


    Donna R. Bashaw practices elder law at the Elder Law Center in Laguna Hills, California, and is a certified elder law specialist. She is a frequent presenter for California Education of the Bar, for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and for the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Mrs. Bashaw is on the national board of directors for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is also the chair of the exam writing committee for national certification of elder law attorneys. She was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in 1997.

     

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