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• WV Aging and Law newsletter revived

  Get a free email subscription to the West Virginia Aging and Law newsletter by signing up at www.tinyurl.com/aginglaw. The newsletter is a joint publication of West Virginia Senior Legal Aid and the West Virginia Regional…

• No COLA for Social Security in 2010

  Social Security beneficiaries have received cost of living allowances (COLA) every year since 1975, when the automatic adjustments were created in the program. The adjustment is calculated based on the an particularly aspect of the…

• Info resource for prospective and current law students

  Some of the folks I meet who provide various services to seniors show real passion when it comes to advocacy for their clients. You know who you are! If you are considering law school, or…

• Grandparent Visitation Statute Amended regarding jurisdiction

  The West Virginia Grandparent Visitation statute (WV Code §48-10-101, et seq.) was modified by the 2009 legislature to make Family Court the exclusive jurisdiction for petitions and motions. There is an exception for grandchildren who…

• Kathy Greenlee confirmed as Assistant Secretary of AoA

  We have a new head of the federal Administration on Aging. The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kathy Greenlee to the post. Ms. Greenlee has a broad range of experience in the aging…

• Scam targets WV grandparents

  A fairly sophisticated scam has duped several West Virginia seniors into wiring money to unidentified scammers in Canada. The scam starts with a call to the senior by someone who sounds like the senior's grandchild…

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• There are new rules for long-term care Medicaid in West Virginia, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 has been implemented

  The other shoe has finally dropped. Advocates have been wondering when the changes required by federal legislation in 2005 would be implemented in West Virginia. But we weren't hoping it would happen any time soon,…

• 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines

  2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of ColumbiaFamily SizeGross Yearly IncomeGross Monthly IncomeApprox Hourly Income1$10,830$903$5.212$14,570$1,214$7.003$18,310$1,526$8.804$22,050$1,838$10.605$25,790$2,149$12.406$29,530$2,461$14.207$33,270$2,773$16.008$37,010$3,084$17.79add'l+$3,740+$312+$1.80Source: Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp

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