Recommended Guidelines for State Courts Handling Cases Involving Elder Abuse

In 1995, the Commission published Recommended Guidelines for State Courts Handling Cases Involving Elder Abuse, resulting from a nationwide research project funded by the State Justice Institute. Although the print document is no longer available, the report remains pertinent. The full report (except for its state statutory charts – see below for more current and extensive statutory analysis) is provided section by section and may be downloaded at no cost.  

• Cover and Prefatory Material
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Recommendations
• Recommendations & Commentary
• Methodology
• Other Information
• Endnotes
• Appendix A – Glossary
• Appendix B – Participant Return Rate Statistics
• Selected Bibliography  
• 2002 ABA Policy on Elder Abuse
• 1996 ABA Policy on State Courts Handling Cases Involving Elder Abuse

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