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Public-benefit programs should ensure that families headed by grandparents and other caregiver relatives receive sufficient support for economic security an

Food and nutrition programs should have adequate funding to engage in robust outreach efforts.

Public retirement systems should establish a maximum vesting period of five years for DB plans and one year for employers’ matching contr

States and localities should move toward full funding of their retirement systems.

States should simplify estate planning. This includes allowing the use of electronic wills or trusts to govern the distribution of property at death.

States should expand laws on durable powers of attorney to:

States should codify, simplify, and clarify trust laws. They should model them on the Uniform Trust Code.

Policymakers should encourage advance care planning. This should include the creation of advance directives.

Policymakers should simplify, expedite, and minimize the cost of probate.

Federal policymakers should expand programs to improve guardianship. This should include monitoring programs.