The 2023 edition of the Elder Law Education Guide (ELG), the 14th edition of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s resource guide on a wide range of legal issues affecting the lives of older adults, is now available online. The ELG was produced by the MBA's Elder Law Advisory Committee with the generous assistance and continued collaboration of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
The new edition contains major revisions to Chapter 1, "Important Questions and Answers for Older Adults,” which serves as a summary of the chapters. It also includes an updated and expanded Chapter 16 on retirement planning, along with modifications to other chapters so that homesteads and life estate deeds are more easily found and explained. Rounding out this year's guide are two new chapters covering pension concerns for retirees as well as end-of-life decision-making, medical orders for life-sustaining treatment, health care proxies and living wills.
To coincide with the publication of the ELG, the MBA's Elder Law Advisory Committee and volunteer attorneys will once again partner with senior centers and councils on aging to offer presentations on legal topics of importance to older adults. Presentations will take place virtually or in person depending on the preferences and health protocols of each organization.
The ELG will be distributed to all participating organizations in the commonwealth. It is also available to all members of the public to read or download for free online at www.massbar.org/elderlaw.