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		<title>A Worthwhile Cause</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Peck Bloom, our attorneys are involved in various organizations that raise money for great causes near and dear to our hearts and the hearts of our clients. As attorneys practicing in the areas of elder law, guardianship and estate and trust litigation, many of our clients or their loved ones are living with severe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disabled or Not Disabled? That is the Question</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I had the opportunity to not only attend the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys conference, but also be a presenter&#8230;.and it didn’t hurt that it was in Orlando, Florida at Disney World. I spoke with my good colleagues Diana Law, of Law Elder Law, and Ed Boyer, of Boyer &#38; Jackson.
The topic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/disabled-or-not-disabled-that-is-the-question/</link>
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		<title>Where There’s a Will, There’s a Family Feud</title>
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Most people create a will with the idea that once they pass away, decisions regarding the distribution of their estate will have already been made, therefore, their wishes will be followed and they can have peace of mind.
Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
Unless your estate planning documents: wills, trusts, etc&#8230;are drawn up properly (aka: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/where-there%e2%80%99s-a-will-there%e2%80%99s-a-family-feud/</link>
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		<title>Come Visit us at the Life Services Network Expo! (Booth #321)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the LAST DAY of the Life Services Network Expo! Come visit Peck Bloom at booth #321 for some fun freebies and of course, information on all of our elder law services! The expo is being held in Chicago at Navy Pier in the Festival Exhibitition Hall.
The Life Services Network represents long-term care providers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/come-visit-us-at-the-life-services-network-expo-booth-321/</link>
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		<title>New Changes in the Guardianship Arena</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act main concern is to address mulit-state jurisdiction issues in conjunction with guardianship proceedings.  The new guardianship laws should reduce elder abuse, financial exploitation and give older adults protection in the 20 states that have adopted the Act thus far. The act specifically targets &#8220;granny-snatching&#8221; cases, but  also focuses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/new-changes-in-the-guardianship-arena/</link>
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		<title>Living Will or Health Care Power of Attorney?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First of all, a living will is not a will.
A living will and power of attorney for health care are both types of advanced directives: a legal declaration of how you want future medical decisions to be made should you be unable to make that decision yourself. Both documents, in essence, force caregivers to give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/living-will-or-health-care-power-of-attorney/</link>
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		<title>Dementia Versus Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease: Not One and the Same</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia are not interchangeable terms. Although they have similar symptoms and are branches of the same overall problem, it is critical to make a distinction between the two through a medical diagnosis by a dementia specialist. I scanned through several articles on the Internet and made a small comparison of the two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/dementia-versus-alzheimers-disease-not-one-and-the-same/</link>
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		<title>The Aging Population is Growing, So What?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians and the media keep throwing out numbers regarding the size of the older adult population in America as if it was dooms day. While researching for this blog I saw the increase in elderly termed as the &#8220;Longevity Revolution.&#8221; But seriously, how does this really effect us?
In 1950, 12.7 million people lived to 65 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/the-aging-population-is-growing-so-what/</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;M&#8221; Word</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most frantic calls I receive to my office are regarding that misunderstood, dreaded word: MEDICAID. People either try to apply to the program with no assistance or knowledge of the requirements and get denied for application errors, then call us for help, or are filled with worry based upon rumors friends and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peckbloom.com/community/the-m-word/</link>
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		<title>Competency &amp; Adult Guardianship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a loved one gets older, there becomes a fine line between the effects of old age and &#8221;dementia.&#8221; When it comes to guardianship: taking away the loved one’s ability to make personal, financial and medical decisions, be careful not to attribute serious disabling conditions to the &#8220;normal effects of aging,&#8221; but also not over exaggerate common forgetfulness [...]]]></description>
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