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Why are more older people deferring retirement? https://willpowerlaw.wordpress.com//show-me-the-money-at-/

For the first time, Canada has more seniors than young people: http://www.theglobeandmail.com//census-201/article34882462

Last week, an Estate beneficiary was granted an Order allowing an interim distribution to him of about half his bequest under a Will. In the case, Davis v. Burns Estate, the applicant was a friend of the deceased and a 20-percent beneficiary. Last year, the deceased’s disinherited daughter launched a lawsuit seeking to vary the deceased’s Will, and she opposed the interim distribution. [ 120 more words ] https://willpowerlaw.wordpress.com//distributing-estate-mo

Margot Bentley died last week. She worked as a nurse, and among the requests she made of her family over the years was to not keep her alive by machinery. Her Living Will, made in 1991, stated that. As fate had it, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1999, and moved to a care facility. As her health deteriorated, her family sought to follow her wishes to end her life, but the staff would not agree to it. [ 91 more words ] https://willpowerlaw.wordpress.com//what-margot-bentley-ta

The New York Times recently reported that, despite America’s ageing, heavier population, an important national survey has found that the dementia rate is declining. Apparently, the rates for Americans 65 and older fell to 8.8% (from 11.6%) in the last 12 years. The recent study, which is ongoing, involved 21,000 people age 65 and older, across race, education and income levels. [ 111 more words ] https://willpowerlaw.wordpress.com//02/22/is-dementia-fall