Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice for Boomers | 
| Authors: Kenney F. Hegland, Robert B. Fleming
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 423506
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 286
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1594603227
Dewey Decimal Number: 344.7304197
EAN: 9781594603228
ASIN: 1594603227
Publication Date: April 2, 2007
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Product Description
If you are getting older (or hope to), this book is for you. It will save you and your family money, restless nights, and heartbreak. Do I really need a living will? What are living trusts and should I attend a free seminar? How can I protect myself from scams and identity theft? How can I care for my aged parents? What are assisted living facilities and what about nursing homes? How can I recognize elder abuse and what about guns in the home? How can I fight age discrimination? What will be my insurance needs? What are reverse mortgages, Roth IRAs, durable powers of attorney, and disgruntled heirs? Will I have to give up both driving and sex? Need I worry about estate taxes? Should I avoid Probate? Most important, how can I get my family (and myself) to discuss the real problems that will face us? Here they come, ready or not. Not to worry. You don't have to read the entire book. What you need to know right now is in the first four chapters. The rest can wait. This is a serious book about serious times, but, if you re not up for an occasional joke, or poem, just put it back.
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A different and attractive flavor May 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best way one can prevent themselves from becoming a burden on their families as they age is making sure the money they saved for their retirement stays saved for retirement and is only used for that purpose. "Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice... for Boomers!" grants legal advice so you can keep your money so when you finally do go and kick that bucket, your family has something other than massive debts to remember you by. Tips on Living wills, scams and identity theft, caring for your own parents in your own advanced age, issues involving age discrimination, driving, sex, and more are covered. While treating itself as a law book first, "Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice... for Boomers!" isn't afraid to crack a joke or bust out a poem now and again, giving a different and attractive flavor, making it highly recommended for anyone who is rapidly approaching retirement age and wants to be prepared for it in the modern world. Also recommended to community library law shelves.
Vast amount of useful information March 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What I liked about the book is the vast amount of useful information on all areas of planning for ones over age 50 years. And its a book that my son who is under age forty, found interesting, because it discusses issues that many people may never have thought about. It also is a book that dispells the notion that becoming sixty or older, means getting 'old' and unable to do many of the things we love doing in our forties or fifties. Cannot recommend the book enough.
Intelligence with Humor March 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who would have thought that serious and important legal and financial matters could not be dished out with generous helpings of humor? This book clearly proves that theory wrong. An easy read, the authors never skip a beat when it comes to thoroughly discussing what readers need to know about boomer legal matters. I've recommended this book on many occasions.
Alive and Kicking August 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a humorous treatment of the serious business of the legal aspects of aging. Chock full of useful information and every page is entertaining.
Alive and Kicking is a hit! August 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whether your reading preference is poetic, humorous, pragmatic, or just plain down to earth, Hegland and Fleming cover difficult legal issues in a way that makes you want to keep reading! This information is must to have in every home, whether yet boomers or not!
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