Montreal lawyer Ann Soden was well ahead of her time when she founded the national elder law section of the Canadian Bar Association in 2002.  This section now includes 1,300 lawyers who have an interest in the law and aging.  Today Ann Soden is working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure that the rights of older people, with or without dementia, are protected.  As well as practicing law, Ann teaches and lectures on the subject, which goes beyond wills and estate planning to include advising on legal aspects of medical care, housing, financial or nursing home abuse and other issues of concern to older people.  If you would like to know more about Ann Soden’s pro-bono legal clinic, visit www.elderlawcanada.ca. 

Also of interest is the website of the Public Curator, www.curateur.gouv.qc.ca/cura/en/index.html.

(Some of the information in this posting was taken from Kathryn Leger’s article in The Montreal Gazette, January 8, 2010).

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