R. Regulating Fla. Bar 6-20.2 · 6-20. STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION IN ELDER LAW
DEFINITIONS
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
“Elder law” is health and personal care planning including advance directives; lifetime planning; family issues; fiduciary representation; capacity; guardianship; power of attorney; financial planning; public benefits and insurance; resident rights in long-term care facilities; housing opportunities and financing; employment and retirement matters; income, estate, and gift tax matters; estate planning; probate; nursing home claims; age or disability discrimination; and grandparents’ rights. The specialization encompasses all aspects of planning for aging, illness, and incapacity. Elder law clients are predominantly seniors and the specialization requires a practitioner to be particularly sensitive to the legal issues impacting these clients.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Added July 17, 1997 (697 So.2d 115); amended and effective December 4, 2020 by The Florida Bar Board of Governors.
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