Sound Advice
Mrs. Johnson, not her real name, is caring for her 83-year old mother, Kitty Wilson, also not her real name. Kitty Wilson is in good health generally, but is increasingly infirm and is growing increasingly forgetful. Ms. Wilson owns the house where she lives and this is the house in which Mrs. Johnson and her two brothers grew up. Mrs. Johnson visits her mom almost every day to make sure she is doing okay. Should she have her mother write a will, even though she has very little money in her bank account? What other steps should she take legally to be able to care for her aging mother?Like Mrs. Johnson, there are thousands of people in the District of Columbia who need legal counsel but can't afford an attorney?s fee.Sound Advice helps answer the many questions facing low-income residents of the District of Columbia. On Sound Advice host and guests address many legal concerns including: The importance of legal aid, planning for retirement and death, free legal services for the elderly, legal services for prisoners and their families and many others.This weekly show sponsored by the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law and the DC Legal Aid Society also provides information and telephone numbers for legal service providers and referral services.
Shelly Broderick, Dean of the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, hosts the show.
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