Table of Contents
Prologue ix
Introduction xi
Section I Choosing Your Team and Making It Work
Chapter 1 Putting Together the Right Team for You 3
Chapter 2 Working with Your Team 15
Section II Preparing the Necessary Documents
Chapter 3 What You'll Need for Your Plan 27
Chapter 4 Potential Pitfalls and Lifelines 37
Chapter 5 Asset Management Tools 57
Section III Implementing Your Plan Should You or a Spouse Become Chronically Ill or Incapacitated
Chapter 6 Health-Care Planning 75
Chapter 7 Long-Term Care Issues, Level-of-Care Decisions, and Payment Options 87
Chapter 8 Understanding the Basics of Medicaid 99
Chapter 9 Patients' Rights in Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Facilities 117
Section IV Other Considerations
Chapter 10 Divorce-Especially When You're Older 133
Chapter 11 Divorce-What You Need to Know at Any Age 149
Chapter 12 Second, Third, and Beyond Marriages 179
Chapter 13 Cohabitation and Domestic Partnerships 185
Section V The End of the Line
Chapter 14 Burial Disputes and Organ Donation 221
Chapter 15 Planning for Pets 233
Epilogue 241
Glossary 245
Web Resources 249
Index 252