Now that the MiAble accounts have been launched in Michigan, just this week, families have even more options. Setting up a MiABLE account might be just the right thing for some families. But as attractive as such accounts might be, using a special needs trust is still the smarter way to go for other families. [...]
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Here in our office in Grand Ledge, we were happy to learn about federal rulemaking that will eliminate most arbitration provisions in nursing home contracts. Nursing home provider contracts have typically used a "take-it-or-leave-it" approach. A family or person entering the nursing home typically signs a many page contract with the home, and binding private [...]
Sometimes you can learn a bit more about an area of law by attending a presentation of some kind. We give presentations at times usually while working with others. Sometimes we sponsor the presentation ourselves. No matter how you pick up information on topics like this, remember to be careful. Legal presentations and seminars can [...]
A while back the folks and staff at the State Board of Education in Michigan announced proposed guidelines (not legislation and nothing requiring actions by local school boards) for public schools addressing and working with LGBT students. (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender--LGBT) The Board of Education develops these suggestions in order to help school districts around [...]
From time to time we hear about the aging population and the growth of our older citizens. But when we think of it, we don't often think all that much of reaching 100. Perhaps we should, since some say the centenarian population world wide is slated to increase eight-fold by 2050. Here is some information [...]
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a person's capacity to handle money and attend to their affairs can vary. Some older people never really run into difficulties, others seem ripe for exploitation and abuse.
Thankfully, there are contractual releases of liability for just such activities. Go to any business establishment that sells fitness related services and you will likely be asked to sign such a release. ... To sum things up, in Michigan there are a few things to consider when evaluating a release’s validity:
Perhaps we become more thoughtful as we age, or at least once we hit our 80s? We are told that the older part of our population in the USA is among the "fasting growing" and it pays to think about the issues involved. Having an elder law attorney or firm on your side might be [...]
