Elder Law from a Financial Perspective

Many individuals believe that when they sign Advance Directive and Health Care Surrogate forms, they have taken care of their future medical preferences. In fact, many medical, institutional, and practical obstacles can affect the impact of these documents, based on religious objections, denials of patients’ rights to refuse medical care, and lack of knowledge of how decisions impact a patient’s quality of life. Learn how you can help your clients address these issues and how to advise clients seeking autonomy as they face end-of-life issues.

As Baby Boomers age, attorneys are encountering more long-term care policies. In this informative program, you will be better prepared to advise clients about long-term care insurance contracts as you learn:
- the main components of a long-term care contract, including key benefit features;
- how to navigate the document-intensive claims process;
- common pitfalls that result in denial of claims;
- strategies and resources for clients and families managing a claim.

Real estate attorneys work with deeds every day. Attorneys for sellers of land prepare deeds for their closings. Attorneys may think that “deeds” are a fairly mundane topic, but Dick Bales hopes to prove otherwise. Dick has put together a comprehensive handout discussing virtually every facet about deeds, including such matters as the Doctrine of After Acquired Title, Dresser Drawer Deeds, Signature by Mark, and Underwriting Wild Deeds. Public Act 102-927 recently amended 765 ILCS 5/8, the statute on special warranty deeds. This new legislation has resulted in some controversy. Dick has attempted to study the issues from all angles, and he hopes to provide some thoughtful commentary on this very topical subject.