Are you interested in more information about inheritance planning or aging? Here are web sites and books that you may find useful.

Estate Planning and Inheritance

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.

Elder law attorneys work with older clients and their families. If you need to find an elder law attorney go to www.naela.org

Be a more informed consumer when searching for and choosing legal advice. "Questions and answers when looking for an Elder Law Attorney" provides  

Helpful tips:
http://www.naela.org/public/QA.htm  

American Bar Association

"The American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates: Second Edition" is a basic guide to distributing property at death and planning for possible incapacity.

"The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Older Americans" covers a broad range of legal protections offered to older Americans with practical tips.

Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia on Wills and Estate Planning

Basic information on wills and estate planning tools and processes to help you get started.

www.elderweb.com includes a variety of practical information.

Who Gets Grandpa's Farm?

A website to help communicate about farm transfer issues.

Financial and Retirement Planning

Retirement: Are Financial Planners for You? Useful publication from the University of Minnesota Extension Service to help understand financial planners, whether you need one, selection issues, compensation, credentials, and critical questions to ask when interviewing a planner.

The Financial Planning Association Consumer Services Section. Allows you to search for and connect with a Certified Financial Planning professional in your local area.

Aging Parents and Caregiving

www.elderweb.com includes a variety of practical information.

www.familycaregivers.com contains useful information for family members, including basic information and brief printable articles to make informed decisions and raise critical conversations. See the following library sections:

Death and Dying

Money - Financial Caregiving

Legal caregiving  

Suggested Reading:

Pipher, M. (1999). Another Country: Navigating the emotional terrain of our elders. Riverhead Books.

Morris, V. (1996). How to care for aging parents. New York: Workman Publishing

Cohen, D & C. Eisdorfer. (1993). Caring for your aging parents. New York: Putnam Books.

Families and Inheritance Research

Allianz. (October 19, 2005).  Research finds huge “legacy gaps” in boomers and parents’ views of inheritance. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.  Retrieved January 10, 2006 from http://www.allianzlife.com/MediaCenter/PressLegacies.aspx

A special thanks and credit for compilation of this list to the University of Minnesota Extension "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?"