https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings The Senate Special Committee on Aging was first established in 1961 as a temporary committee. It was granted permanent status on February 1, 1977. While special committees have no legislative authority, they can study issues, conduct oversight of programs, and investigate reports of fraud and waste. Throughout its existence, the Special Committee on Aging […]
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This content requires Flash Player version 9 (installed version: No Flash Flayer installed, or version is pre 6.0.0 https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/combating-social-isolation-and-loneliness-during-the-covid-19-pandemic Carla Perissinotto, MD: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/carla-perissinotto Peter Reed, PhD: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/peter-reed Betsy Sawyer-Manter: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/betsy-sawyer-manter Najja Orr: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/najja-orr
https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-seniors-a-look-at-racial-health-disparities Testimony of Dominc Mack: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/dr-dominic-h-mack Mercedes Carnethon, PhD: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/mercedes-carnethon Eugene Woods: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/eugene-a-woods Rodney Jones, Sr.: https://www.aging.senate.gov/download/rodney-b-jones-sr
https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/women-and-retirement-unique-challenges-and-opportunities-to-pave-a-brighter-future GAO Report: https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SCA_GAO_Dodaro_9_24_2020.pdf
Video: https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/watch?hearingid=3F196EE0-5056-A066-609D-66BD4C1DCB38 https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/fighting-elder-fraud-progress-made-work-to-be-done
We hope everyone is staying safe and taking Covid 19 seriously. My Aunt Doris died of Covid 19, so we know it’s real. We’ve had other family members seriously ill from it. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Get the vaccination. It’s not that hard, and you could save someone else’s life in the process.
We’ve had dog trainers. And, believe me, … they’re not cheap. So, when you hire one, you want the BEST you can get. Our dogs were meant to be therapy dogs, so when we found Damon McCook, we were more than satisfied. He is the best. Damon uses behavior training, not shock collars, so you […]
Finding the law isn’t always easy, but we’re here to try to and make it a little bit easier. First, you can use the Georgia Researcher’s Guide on Georgia Legal Research at:ย https://libguides.law.gsu.edu/c.php?g=253377&p=1689695 Georgia Supreme Court Cases: https://www.gasupreme.us/ https://law.justia.com/georgia/ Official Code of Georgia: https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/ https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/ Georgia Regulations: http://rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/ https://regulations.justia.com/states/georgia/
If a Guardianship Petition moves forward, O.C.G.A. ยง 29-4-11(d) describes the required evaluation and how it works: (1) If the petition is not dismissed under subsection (b) of this Code section, the court shall appoint an evaluating physician who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43, a psychologist […]
Georgia has adopted the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. See O.C.G.A. ยง 29-11-1. et seq. That means, if you have a Georgia guardianship that needs to move to another state, or if you are in another state and you need to move a guardianship to Georgia, we have a procedure for making […]