Elder Law

SLN #: 87477
Course Prefix: LAW-707
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Stanton
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
In the Elder Law course we will look at legal and policy questions related to aging individuals and an older society. Older Americans face an increasing number of legal questions involving entitlement to public benefits, protection of property, interests, utilization of medical resources, health care decisionmaking and interaction with legal and financial institutions of various sorts. Topics that will be covered include age discrimination; family rights and responsibilities; health care decisionmaking; financing health care (Medicare, Medicaid); housing; guardianship; alternatives to guardianship; income maintenance (social security benefits, pensions, etc.); elder abuse; consumer fraud targeted at older consumers. Ethical issues in dealing with older clients in both public interest law and private practice will be considered.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.