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Your Rights Your Voice Diana Bernard: LBT presentation What does SRS do? Free 1. Legal advice Confidential Independen 2. 3. t Advocacy Education For all of NSW 2 Why LBT women may find this information particularly relevant To

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Your Rights Your Voice Diana Bernard: LBT presentation

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What does SRS do?

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  • 1. Legal

advice 3. Education 2. Advocacy

Free Confidential Independen t For all

  • f NSW
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Why LBT women may find this information particularly relevant

  • To ensure your wishes

are carried out & not disregarded by family

  • r carers
  • To protect your

partners rights (if you have one)

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Why do I need a will?

To ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes

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What is Power of Attorney/Enduring POA?

  • For financial decisions on

your behalf

  • Joint or several
  • Can be revoked

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Trust

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What is Guardianship/Enduring Guardianship?

  • Substitute decision

maker

  • For when no longer have

physical or mental capacity

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What is an Advance Care Directive?

Decisions about the medical care you want to receive or NOT if you can no longer speak for yourself

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What about Superannuation?

Can I leave my Super to whoever I want?

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Enduring Power of Attorney Abuse of Enduring Power of Attorney Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Psychological Abuse

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Example 2

Enduring Power of Attorney Abuse of Enduring Power of Attorney Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Psychological Abuse

Blind elderly man appoints nephew power of attorney Elderly man gives nephew access to bank card for shopping Nephew spends most funds on himself

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Financial Abuse

Enduring Power

  • f Attorney

Abuse of Enduring Power

  • f Attorney

Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Physical Abuse Psychological Abuse

Pressure to enter contract

Sign a will

Hand over bank card

Contribute to mortgage

Attorney

  • bligation

breach

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Ask yourself whether your home is at risk?

Enduring Power

  • f Attorney

Abuse of Enduring Power

  • f Attorney

Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Physical Abuse Psychological Abuse

Helping your family financially

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Enduring Power of Attorney Abuse of Enduring Power of Attorney Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Psychological Abuse

A loan or a gift?

  • Does it affect your pension?
  • (FIS Officer 132300)

Get your agreement in writing

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What about Granny Flats?

Common arrangements Issues that can

  • ccur

Get your agreement in writing

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Enduring Power of Attorney Abuse of Enduring Power of Attorney Financial Abuse Granny Flats Helping your family financially Psychological Abuse

Example of issue

Greek elderly couple Owned their villa Sold and contributed to granny flat on child’s property Relationship broke down after 2 years

Lost contribution

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Get independent legal advice before you sign

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Phone : (02) 9281 3600 1800 424 079 Toll free Email: info@seniorsrightsservice.org.au Website: seniorsrightsservice.org.au

Contact us

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