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We Care. That’s Why We Must Have The Difficult Conversation

By Kelsey Knitter, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2017 I came to the Elder and Disability Law Clinic with a unique experience; both of my parents are Elder Law attorneys. I have heard them discussing some of their most difficult cases, cases involving family members fighting over loved ones. I was shocked that […]

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Accounting for the Varying Degrees of Incapacity— the Limited Guardianship

By Michelle Chionchio, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2017 Our “legal, social and economic worlds” assume that adult individuals are able to make responsible decisions on behalf of themselves. That is, all adults are presumed to have legal capacity unless a court with proper jurisdiction deems otherwise. An “incapacitated person” is an individual […]