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The National Elder Law Section: Retrospective 1999-2009
It has been ten years since the United Nations designated 1999 the International Year of the Older Person and, therefore, appropriate to recall the roots of our Section which was introduced that year.
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The National Elder Law Section has a listserv which you are encouraged to join.
A listserv is a discussion group that comes to you through your e-mail! Listservs, or e-mail lists, allow you to interact with many people simultaneously and are a convenient way for members to share information, pass on client referrals, and to ask or answer questions.
Section members can join the listserv online at: http://www.cba.org/CBA_listservsEnrolment/Enrolment.aspx.
** In order to join a listserv you must be a member of the relevant CBA Section. Please contact your Branch if you wish to join the National Elder Law Section.**
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Continuing Legal Education
Missed a conference? See the Elder Law Section CLE Archive or purchase course materials through the CBA Store.
Meetings
- National Section Executive Committee Meeting, April 16, 2010 (Toronto)
Newsletters
The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact us at CBA Newsletters.
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Mandate
The objectives of the National Elder Law Section are tri-fold:
- to improve the law affecting seniors;
- to educate the public, the individual Bars, the Judiciary and members of the Association on important Elder Law issues; and
- to foster professionalism in the practice of Elder Law through communication among Elder Law practitioners.
These goals extend to: stimulating interest on the part of members of the Association in the Elder Law field; studying and having informed dialogue on case law regulations and legislation affecting this emerging area of practice; recommending substantive and procedural improvements in laws impacting on the elderly; disseminating information of value to the Bars, Law Societies, Judiciary, the Association and the public; promoting the legal rights of older persons to enjoy their communities, families and lives to the fullest extent possible and informing older persons of these rights; and providing a forum for the exchange of views and information in furtherance of these goals.
The National Elder Law Section addresses legal issues and problems of the elderly, including:
- Age Discrimination;
- General Planning for Aging: A Case-Management and Multidisciplinary Approach;
- Elder Abuse and Exploitation;
- Undue Influence;
- Housing of Older Persons and Care Facility Regulation;
- Ethical and Practical Aspects of Advising the Older Client;
- Mental Capacity and Consent;
- Guardianship and Court Appointed Substitute Decision Making;
- HealthCare Decision-Making;
- Powers of Attorney/ Mandates;
- Elder Divorce and Separation; and
- Lawyer referral panels, and advocacy and pro bono work for the elderly of low or middle incomes.
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