--- title: Elder Law description: Advocate Magazine articles on Elder Law, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Elder%20Law --- [![Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Walton-istock-2179969369_7ec6fbf44ceafbb593775525a50f544f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/nursing-homes-health-safety-code-1430-subdivision-b "Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)") ## [Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/nursing-homes-health-safety-code-1430-subdivision-b "Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)") An overlooked statute that can drive your case, and it comes with attorney’s fees [Redmond Walton](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/redmond-walton "Redmond Walton") From Issue: [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october) [![Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gharibian-istock-169962383_f0176ac04048f88fa5f8146b1ccca016.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/nursing-home-arbitration-agreements-in-california-understanding-the-basics "Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics") ## [Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/nursing-home-arbitration-agreements-in-california-understanding-the-basics "Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics") A desktop summary of elder-abuse arbitration law [Art Gharibian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/art-gharibian "Art Gharibian") From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september) [![Financial elder abuse and insurance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Grossman-istock-1029343906_9c88266b00347def20ae96ab5a09cb0a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/financial-elder-abuse-and-insurance "Financial elder abuse and insurance") ## [Financial elder abuse and insurance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/financial-elder-abuse-and-insurance "Financial elder abuse and insurance") Successful litigation of financial elder abuse may include treble damages and attorney’s fees awards [Evangeline Fisher Grossman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/evangeline-fisher-grossman "Evangeline Fisher Grossman") [Tonna K. Farrar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tonna-k-farrar "Tonna K. Farrar") From Issue: [2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september) [![When a conservator signs the arbitration agreement at a health-care facility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Moore_istock-1248779487_699a829c8a411aa5d99258795e42d6bd.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/when-a-conservator-signs-the-arbitration-agreement-at-a-health-care-facility "When a conservator signs the arbitration agreement at a health-care facility") ## [When a conservator signs the arbitration agreement at a health-care facility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/when-a-conservator-signs-the-arbitration-agreement-at-a-health-care-facility "When a conservator signs the arbitration agreement at a health-care facility") Problems enforcing a conservator’s execution of a health-care facility’s arbitration agreement [Eileen C. Moore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eileen-c-moore "Eileen C. Moore") From Issue: [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september) ## [The clock starts now](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/the-clock-starts-now "The clock starts now") Using trial preference as a strategic litigation tool without letting discovery become your weakness [Olivia Ratiner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivia-ratiner "Olivia Ratiner") [Vlad Idelman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vlad-idelman "Vlad Idelman") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october) ## [Expediting trial through motions for preference](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/expediting-trial-through-motions-for-preference "Expediting trial through motions for preference") Before you rush to bring a motion for preference, be aware that preference cases also have drawbacks [Laurel Halbany](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laurel-halbany "Laurel Halbany") From Issue: [2018 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february) [![Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Barthel-istock-1406899764_231b399f78f220df73321971821da870.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster") ## [Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster") Federal and state laws that may help victims of elder fraud recover from financial institutions and credit-reporting agencies [Nick Barthel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nick-barthel "Nick Barthel") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) [![Sexual abuse in skilled-nursing facilities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Masry_istock-996842810_9b4b9a351b6fbfa33bcb05062481794d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/sexual-abuse-in-skilled-nursing-facilities "Sexual abuse in skilled-nursing facilities") ## [Sexual abuse in skilled-nursing facilities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/sexual-abuse-in-skilled-nursing-facilities "Sexual abuse in skilled-nursing facilities") The laws governing elder abuse and neglect cases provide sexual-abuse victims with many avenues for recovery [Louanne Masry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/louanne-masry "Louanne Masry") From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april) [![Proving damages in “golden years” injury cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lipscomb_istock-868818880_02f899376eda2f791b8b0f14eecf52bc.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/proving-damages-in-golden-years-injury-cases "Proving damages in “golden years” injury cases") ## [Proving damages in “golden years” injury cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/proving-damages-in-golden-years-injury-cases "Proving damages in “golden years” injury cases") Hedonic damages become vital when special damages are limited [Steven Lipscomb](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-lipscomb "Steven Lipscomb") From Issue: [2018 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june) ## [What is real](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august/what-is-real "What is real") A look at the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act and the difficulties faced in protecting elders [Kim Valentine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kim-valentine "Kim Valentine") From Issue: [2021 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august) ## [Identifying elder-abuse cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february/identifying-elder-abuse-cases "Identifying elder-abuse cases") Understanding the elder-abuse statute is the first step in identifying likely cases in both health-care abuse and financial abuse [Todd J. Bloomfield](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/todd-j-bloomfield "Todd J. Bloomfield") From Issue: [2017 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february) ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/appellate-reports-2 "Appellate Reports") Appellate Court holds that hospital’s substantial impairment of an elderly patient’s right to autonomy can constitute actionable “neglect” within the Elder Abuse Act [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november)