{"id":355772,"date":"2016-04-04T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/elder\/what-is-elder-law.html"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:32:56","slug":"what-is-elder-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/elder\/what-is-elder-law.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is Elder Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n What Is Older Adult Law?\n <\/h1>\n \n Older adult law covers legal and practical issues affecting people over 65 and their caretakers, friends, and family.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Older adult law covers legal and practical issues affecting people over the age of 65 and their caretakers, friends, and family.<\/p>\r\n

This legal area is also called "elder law." While older adult law naturally focuses on the needs of an elderly person, family members and friends also need this information.<\/p>\r\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Getting Started\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n