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Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice for Boomers

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I found this to be an easy read for a complicated subject. I have passed the book on to my boomer relatives to get them started on the road to understanding their parents' needs as well as their own estate planning needs.

This book is so cleverly written and entertaining, it is almost (but not quite) possible to miss the incredible level of legal expertise emanating from its pages. Despite its broad scope of social, medical, and legal issues for the over 50 (maybe even over 40) crowd, it cuts straight through to cover the essentials in each area, in a thoughtful and engaging manner. Given the plethora of poorly written books purporting to counsel boomers as they grow older, this book is a refreshingly concise and thoroughly professional approach. Highly recommended.

The authors really cover all the topics that you need to consider when you are either taking care of an elderly loved one or thinking about your own planning. This book really got us talking and thinking about a whole range of issues that we had not considered before. A must-read if you are over 60!

I have been associated with elder care for several years. This book is cleverly written yet filled with critical information for those of us in the industry and, more importantly, for children of aging parents who are thrust into these complicated situations without warning. This is a must-read for lawyers, doctors, ministers, boomers and their children. Hegland and Fleming have done a terrific job. WELL DONE. I hope [...] is listening.

Larry Durbin
Ponte Vedra, Florida

This books is a "must read" for all seniors, people who care about seniors (like their kids) and people who some day hope to be seniors (the rest of us).

In an incredible short amount of space and with humor, intelligence and an obvious grasp of their subject matter, the authors have covered all the bases in an exceptionally readable style. From telemarketing scams to pension plans, from Medicare to "when should you stop driving?" they cover it all. Talk about "one stop shopping!" I had already ordered a second copy for my brother before I'd finished reading it.

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!

I loved this book. The humor coupled with terrific advice had me laughing and taking notes at the same time. Couldn't wait for the next topic.
Charlie Robinson

Alive And Kicking is a comprehensive overview of issues that will or may possibly accompany aging. while written with humor, it is firm is addressing even situations readers may not fully wish to acknowledge. It gives basic information people can use to manage their affairs as well as indicating when professional help is necessary, and provides suggestions for initiating family discussions of difficult problems. The authors make useful distinctions, based on their professional experience, between theory and the real world especially in matters of living wills, advanced directives, etc. Just hope if you do have to hire a lawyer that you can find one as experienced and insightful as the authors.

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.

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.