Capacity Assessment
Resources and Research
Learn more about the Commission's resources and research for professionals and consumers, and our DC-based internship and externship programs.
Professional Resources and Research
Just Released!
Advance Directives: Counseling Guide For Lawyers. Checklist of practice principles that will help guide you through the advance care planning process. This booklet presents a conceptual framework that helps align the practice of advance care planning in legal offices with the realities of implementation in health settings.
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Featured Consumer Resources
Power of Attorney Tip Sheet
Five Safeguards to Consider Adding to Any Power of Attorney for Finances
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Managing Someone Else's Money Guides
Here are four easy-to-understand booklets to help financial caregivers. Written by the Commission and published by the CFPB, the guides are for agents under powers of attorney, court-appointed guardians, trustees, and government fiduciaries (Social Security representative payees and VA fiduciaries).
Managing Someone Else's Money Guides
Additional Resources and Contacts for Consumers
Law Student Resources
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Law Students
Commission on Law and Aging Discussion Lists
