How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything
Society & Culture:Relationships
Ray's father passed away last year. A few years earlier Ray and his parents discussed the kind of care his dad would want at the end of his life. Professor of Law María Mercedes Pabón returns with advice on how to broach this difficult subject with loved ones.
Featured Expert:
María M. Pabón is Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans. She is an expert in immigrants’ rights (including the education of immigrant children), immigration law and diversity/multicultural matters in the legal profession. She has researched and written about criminal law. She has also done research in the areas of family law and inheritance law as it pertains to those who are not U.S. citizens.She also focuses her research on issues concerning Latinos, race and the law, and the status of women lawyers. She has published articles on topics such as the rights of immigrants in the U.S., Spain’s immigration laws, undocumented workers in the U.S. and Argentina, as well as the impact of immigrant nurses on the nursing shortage in the U.S. Learn more about her work here.
She recommends a good overview on living wills and advance directives, a list of forms by state (also in Spanish), and a multicultural online tool to help individuals explore their wishes and talk about them with family, friends, and medical providers.
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