Elder law & succession: April 2024
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
By Darryl Browne - 10 min read
Elder abuse: time for a national legal response
The issue of elder abuse in the context of pressure to make or change wills was one of the many topics considered by the ALRC…
By Rosalind Croucher AM - 6 min read
Elder abuse: a national legal response
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s Report, Elder Abuse – A National Legal Response, included 43 recommendations for law reform which aim to achieve a nationally…
By Marie-Claire Muir - 4 min read
The beginning of the end of the castle: the age pension, aged care and the home
Holding onto your home in the twilight years is a lot more complicated after changes to asset test rules for age pensioners took effect on…
By Richard McCullagh - 7 min read
ALRC wants your views in Elder Abuse Inquiry
A Law Refom Commission Discussion Paper includes 43 proposals to prevent, identify and respond to elder abuse. Submissions close on 27 February 2017. By MARIE-CLAIRE…
By Marie-Claire Muir - 4 min read
NCAT guardianship division’s reviews of enduring powers of attorney
Improvident and self-benefiting transactions by attorneys acting under an Enduring Power of Attorney are seemingly on the rise. By RICHARD McCULLAGH.
By Richard McCullagh - 7 min read
The tangled web of granny flat arrangements
A parent and child co-habiting with the intermixing of financial and proprietary interests is fraught with difficulties. By RICHARD McCULLAGH.
By Richard McCullagh - 6 min read
The elderly and their medical treatment: enduring guardianship and advance care directives
Many people are concerned that they should not be forced to linger on in old age or in states of advanced physical or mental decrepitude,…
By The Hon. Malcolm McLelland - 7 min read
Capacity, dementia and neuropsychology
The Office of the Legal Services Commission is increasingly receiving complaints that lawyers have accepted instructions from elderly people who lack decision-making capacity. By LISE…
By Lise Berry and Dr Jane Lonie - 6 min read
Aged care reforms: the residents’ perspective
The Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Act 2013 (Cth) introduced major reforms to residential aged care. By RICHARD MCCULLAGH.
By Richard McCullagh - 6 min read