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Written By Kate Wakeman, Law Clerk and JD candidate for May, 2018 at the Michigan State University College of Law. The Office of Public & Professional Guardians (OPPG), in consultation with the Florida State Guardianship Association, recently declared a set of new procedures and guidelines affecting public and professional guardianships. […]

On Wednesday, October 11th from 12-1:30pm, there will be a Senior Symposium on Living Well and Planning Well to Ensure and Age-Friendly Future. Topics are to include: Making the ‘Move’…Options for Downsizing to the Next Home Medicare’s Annual Election Period, What Can I Do? Important legal Issues Facing Seniors Financial […]

What is Champion of the Year? It’s a friendly(ish) fundraising competition between a group of champions. Whoever raises the most money wins bragging rights and a boatload of prizes (maybe even a boat). The best part? All funds – 100% of them – go to Best Buddies in your community. […]

Please help us congratulate our August 2017 Spotlight Client, Margaret Jacobus! Margaret Jane Anderson Jacobus was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. After high school she started working for a insurance company in downtown Dallas as a secretary; she was at the same company for many years until she decided […]

On Friday, August 11th, Gloria Gluskin, MSW, LCSW, CMC and Christy Eashmond, RN, BSN, MPH will present a program entitled Solutions for Social Isolation and Loneliness. Seniors experiencing social isolation and loneliness can also experience poor physical and mental health. This program will focus on identifying the risk factors and […]

Please help us congratulate, Armand Fiola, as our Spotlight Client for July 2017. Armand was born in New London, CT and was raised in Fall River, MA. In 1955, after USAF Pilot Training, he married his high school sweetheart Yolande Gautherie and they began their great adventure of travelling all […]

We are pleased to announce that Heather C. Kirson, founder of The Elder Law Center of Kirson & Fuller, has been selected to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars List. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers, part […]

Please help us congratulate the Elder Law Center’s Spotlight Client for June, 2017, Richard I. Ream. Born in Ohio, Richard moved to Pittsburgh as an infant. At age 18 he was drafted into the Army. He served in World War II and was stationed in Italy. Richard married his high […]

The Muscular Dystrophy Association works in Orlando and all across Florida to help families in our community living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases that limit muscle strength and mobility. To support efforts to give these families the care they need and fund research to find cures and […]

How I Became Involved in Guardianship I began my career as an associate geriatric care manager and met an elder law attorney that helped one of our clients with a Medicaid issue. The attorney’s strategy protected the spouse completely so that her husband, who she wasn’t able to care for […]