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Laws To Protect The Elderly
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With the rise in the number of atrocities faced by the senior citizens of this country, a number of laws have been drafted by the federal as well as state legislatures. You will be alarmed to know that close to two million Americans over the age of 65 have faced abuse at some point of time.More...
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How To Prove Damages For Age Discrimination ?
There are two laws that govern the act of age discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) and Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). These two acts condemn the act of discriminating a person based on age and not giving an opportunity to be employed, promoted or terminating. Any person who is 40 years and older and is an employee of a company that has more than 20 employees is covered under the act. More...
How To Get Conservatorship For The Elderly ?
The position of conservatorship and the legal formalities to be fulfilled differs from state to state actually. The exact procedure and documents could differ based on the requirement. To get a conservatorship for a senior or elderly one has to follow the judicial steps. More...
What Is Emergency Guardianship Of Elderly ?
An emergency guardianship is a request to take guardianship under short notice due to certain situations. Some states have the provision for an emergency guardianship, while other states in the US do not allow it. Conservatorship and guardianship statutes are there in all states, but emergency situations require separate legal procedure. The emergency guardianship is a legal procedure to get rights for a child or a minor who is legally incompetent to take any financial or individual decisions. More...
Senior Estate Planning Guide
Being a senior does not mean that a person has fulfilled all his/her responsibilities is not completely free. One aspect of being a senior that is often forgotten is senior estate planning. Without estate planning, the family members who are left behind may have to face a lot of financial and emotional problems. Hence, it is important for seniors to pay special attention to this issue. More...
What Is The Criminal Law Against Elderly ?
An alarming trend that comes to the forefront while studying abuse against the elderly is that most abusers are caregivers, who are responsible for the welfare of the elderly people they are subjecting to abuse.More...
Extortion Of The Elderly Laws
One of the major threats faced by the elderly of the United States, as well as elsewhere in the world, is exploitation. Statistics reveal that 50 percent of all the senior citizens in the country have come face to face with this menace, particularly financial exploitation, but 4 to 15 percent cases were reported to the authorities.More...
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