Categories that Make up Elder Law

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Large aging populations worldwide continue to challenge world governments in providing for the ever increasing numbers. With advancements in medical practices over the last 100 years the average age of both males and females has increased incredibly. The issue of a growing age population is also deemed to be an issue legally, the legal blanket term surrounding these issues is Elder law.

Elder Law is made up of three major categories which can be broken down further into deeper topics. The three topics are:

Estate planning and administration, including tax questions
Medicaid, disability and long-term care issues
Guardianship, conservatorship and commitment matters