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2. 5 Ways Seniors Can Get Free Legal Assistance - AOL

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   Navigating your way through difficult legal issues such as long-term care, estate planning, or social security benefits, as an aging American without adequate support is an overwhelming and...

3. Testamentary capacity - Wikipedia

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   The requirements for testamentary capacity are minimal. Some courts have held that a person who lacked the capacity to make a contract can nevertheless make a valid will. . While the wording of statutes or judicial rulings will vary from one jurisdiction to another, the test generally requires that the testator was aware

4. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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   For example, an estate plan may include a healthcare proxy, durable power of attorney, and living will. After widespread litigation and media coverage surrounding the Terri Schiavo case, estate planning attorneys often advise clients to also create a living will, which is a form of an advance directive. Specific final arrangements, such as ...

5. Elder law (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Elder law developed as a specialty because as lifespans increased there was an increased need for medical care, care giving, and financial management. [ 3 ] The Older Americans Act (OAA), originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 14, 1965 (the same year Medicare was created), created the Administration on Aging (AOA), a ...

6. Legal Services NYC - Wikipedia

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   Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in New York City.The community-based organization serves more than 100,000 clients annually. [2]

7. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.