Legal issues that most of the Caregivers witness

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Legal issues that most of the Caregivers witness
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About Elder Law Firm

• The only Elder Law Firm in Wisconsin Affiliated
  with a Life Care Planning Firm
• Like a traditional estate and asset preservation
  plan, Elder Law services include the legal
  protection needed to safeguard assets, honor your
  loved ones wishes and provide for your family
  members. 
• Our services help you clearly define how your
  loved ones long-term care, financial, physical
  and psychological needs will be met.

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Why adequate legal planning is crucial

• One that Ill focus on today is that too often,
  seniors are victims of financial abuse.
  Unfortunately, people become more vulnerable with
  age and many families fail to address the
  necessary preparations until it is too late.

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Issues with Power of Attorney

• Designating someone to act as your surrogate
  decision maker through a Power of Attorney (POA)
  document, especially for financial matters, is a
  crucial part of planning for the future.

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Seeking Guardianship

• When an aging loved one hasnt named a power of
  attorney before becoming incompetent or the
  person they chose has been accused of mishandling
  their affairs, lengthy and expensive guardianship
  proceedings are usually necessary to appoint a
  trustworthy person to take over this
  responsibility.

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Elder Abuse

• There are many kinds of abuse that seniors can
  fall victim to at the hands of strangers and even
  more often family members or friends. While
  those with Alzheimers disease and other forms of
  dementia are considered the most vulnerable,
  cognitively sound individuals are also prone to
  being defrauded and scammed.

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Estate Administration Issues

• Administering a decedents estate involves
  collecting and managing their assets, paying
  debts and distributing remaining assets to
  beneficiaries. A will is a legal document that
  spells out ones wishes for their estate after
  theyve passed away, but many people either do
  not write a will or fail to update it regularly
  or make it accessible to family members who need
  it.

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Need Legal Protection

• It is due to dementia or out of spite, elderly
  loved ones and even other family members
  sometimes accuse primary caregivers of abuse.
  Even if their claims are unfounded, the accused
  usually winds up in a heap of legal trouble.

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