Next Steps A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life

Name: Next Steps A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life
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ISBN: 9781884956966

ISBN-10: 1884956963

ISBN-13: 9781884956966

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jan Collins, Jan Warner

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Addressing the various issues associated with aging, this manual facilitates the process of choosing professionals who can help with concerns as well as aids in the development of a plan that is sufficiently flexible to maximize options. Consisting of a series of documents prepared according to the reader's specifications, this comprehensive guide ensures that aging and retirement are dealt with as seamlessly as possible. With topics ranging from how to avoid family power struggles and dealing with Medicaid to discussing the viability of a nursing home and knowing when to update documents, this resource is an essential tool in creating a detailed plan to deal with the problems and crises…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Jan Warner is a lawyer who has maintained an active law practice in the matrimonial and elderly law areas for over 30 years. He is the creator and co-author of "Flying Solo", a weekly newspaper column about divorce and separation, and "NextSteps", a weekly newspaper column about matters affecting the elderly and disabled.



Prologue


Introduction



Choosing Your Team and Making It Work



Putting Together the Right Team for You



Working with Your Team



Preparing the Necessary Documents



What You'll Need for Your Plan



Potential Pitfalls and Lifelines



Asset Management Tools



Implementing Your Plan Should You or a Spouse Become Chronically Ill or Incapacitated



Health-Care Planning



Long-Term Care Issues, Level-of-Care Decisions, and Payment Options



Understanding the Basics of Medicaid



Patients' Rights in Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Facilities



Other Considerations



Divorce-Especially When You're Older



Divorce-What You Need to Know at Any Age



Second, Third, and Beyond Marriages



Cohabitation and Domestic Partnerships



The End of the Line



Burial Disputes and Organ Donation



Planning for Pets


Epilogue


Glossary


Web Resources


Index