Information sessions for seniors on financial health and safety will be held in the Liverpool area next Monday, November 22nd. The session will teach seniors how to protect themselves from financial abuse- from telemarketing fraud to misspending of their money by well-meaning family and friends. Specific topics covered will include wills, power of attorney, internet fraud, property transfers, and grandparents' rights. It is one of more than 14 sessions being held across the province to launch It's in Your Hands: Legal Information for Seniors and Their Families, a free publication on financial abuse developed by the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging at Mount Saint Vincent University. The session which lasts about two hours will be held at the Chelsea Fire Hall, , 2667 Chelsea Road, Highway 210 from 10 am to noon. For more information on the publication and info session, please visit http://www.legalinfo.org/ or call 902-454-2198.
