Overview

In New Jersey, one in five residents is over the age of 65. The Garden State’s legal and healthcare systems are becoming increasingly complex, making it more difficult than ever for seniors to understand their rights and take advantage of available assistance and services. Elder Law in New Jersey provides important, practical information to New Jersey residents, especially older adults who have become entangled in an incomprehensible web of healthcare and social security bureaucracies, younger adults who are caregivers to elderly parents, and middle-class citizens who fear the debilitating physical and financial effects of chronic illness.  The legal problems most often encountered by seniors can involve frustrating losses of control over nearly all aspects of their lives. Attorney Alice Dueker, who specializes in elder law, explains complex legal issues in easily understood language. She looks at:  · various ways to obtain and pay for healthcare, including nursing home care · how to create a will · how to address and avoid internal family disputes, including child custody, marriage, divorce, grandparent visitation rights, and elder abuse · employment issues such as age and disability discrimination, as well as pensions · problems of consumer fraud · housing issues for both tenants and homeowners She provides contact information for agencies and programs that provide free or low cost services for seniors, and resources for locating attorneys. Elder law is state specific, so New Jersey residents will find this book especially helpful and applicable to their own lives.

Full Product Details

Author:   Alice K. Dueker
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780813527369

ISBN 10:   0813527368
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 December 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Sect. I. Benefits Ch. 1. Social Security Ch. 2. Medicare and Medicaid Ch. 3. Health and Medical Programs in New Jersey Sect. II. Health Care Ch. 4. Health Care, Health Insurance, and HMOs Ch. 5. Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Sect. III. Personal Decision Making Ch. 6. Wills Ch. 7. Powers of Attorney and Alternative Financial Arrangements Ch. 8. Advance Directives Ch. 9. Guardianship and Conservatorship Sect. IV. Family Concerns Ch. 10. Grandparent Visitation and Custody Ch. 11. Divorce and Remarriage Ch. 12. Abuse of the Elderly Sect. V. Employment, Discrimination, and Pensions Ch. 13. Employment and Discrimination Ch. 14. Pensions Sect. VI. Consumer Issues and Fraud Ch. 15. Home Repair Contracts and the Consumer Fraud Act Ch. 16. Consumer Purchases and Common Consumer Fraud Schemes Sect. VII. Housing: Finding It, Keeping It, and Maintaining It Ch. 17. Home Ownership Ch. 18. Tenant Issues Ch. 19. Alternative Housing Arrangements App. A. County Offices on Aging App. B. Finding Legal Help App. C. Social Security Administration Offices App. D. County Surrogate Offices App. E. Victim Assistance

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Alice K. Dueker is an attorney and the director of clinical programs at the Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, where she supervises the Civil Practice Clinic’s Elder Law Project.

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