FAQ - Aging

Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek

Advocate for Elders, People
with Disabilities
and Their Families

Frequently Asked Questions - Aging

We are teachers and advocates, and as a part of that process we frequently answer questions from our clients -- so we started collecting our Frequently Asked Questions. We are collecting and sharing them with you by topic and hope these are helpful to you.

Please feel free to email Patti at pdudek@pekdadvocacy.com if you have a follow up question or comment. We'd also like you to let us know what you think of this new feature of our website.

KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE GENERAL QUESTIONS AND CANNOT BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE OR THE BEGINNING OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP.

We have redacted names to protect the innocent! Sometimes they are posed in a give and take format because they were developed through an email exchange.

(Note: questions are not edited for spelling, grammar or content.)

FAQ links: • Index • Aging • Disabilities • Estate Planning • Financial • Medicaid • Misc. • Pooled Account Trusts • Real Estate • Public Benefits
• Special Education • Special Needs Trusts

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Driving:

Question: Are there any legal courses of action available to prevent an elderly person from driving (in lieu of having them declared incapacitated)?

Answer: You (or whomever has knowledge of the elderly person's limitations and/or problematic driving behavior) can ask the Secretary of State to reexamine the older driver to determine if they meet the requisite standards. The SoS has a PDF on their website of their pamphlet on this topic that provides a link to the reexamination request form: Driving for Life: A Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families.