Overview

Elder Law is a book for the legal practitioners, financial advisors, allied health professionals and medical practitioners working with older Australians. It is also a comprehensive and practical book for academics teaching the elder law advisors of the future. \nThe book takes a multifaceted approach to the issues facing older Australians and is structured around key questions including: \n \n Who will make decisions for me if I am unable to? \n How can I record my decisions in advance so people can make decisions that align with my preferences? \n What services are available to support me? \n Where will I live? \n How do I plan a secure financial future for myself and my loved ones? \n \nIt responds to these questions in 20 chapters, each written by experts who are actively engaged in the field. Chapters address issues such as: supported and substitute decision-making including substitute decision-making instruments; the roles of tribunals hearing guardianship and financial matters; the accommodation options available to older Australians and the financial implications of these choices; financial issues including superannuation and Centrelink benefits, and financial elder abuse; and older age discrimination.

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9781760021825

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Those of us who think that our experience in preparing wills and powers of attorney and advising on retirement village and residential aged care facilities contracts have got this area of law pretty well covered may have some reading to do. The editors have assembled 21 authors, including themselves, to address a broad range of practical topics covering not just the expected items mentioned above but also advance care directives, supported decision making, the NDIS, the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, government pensions and benefits, reverse mortgages, financial abuse and age discrimination. ... Focused on practical issues relevant to this area, the book is set out in concise and well-formatted chapters. It will serve both as a useful adjunct to practitioners and a wake up call to the issues we need to be aware of in this developing area. - Peter Flanagan, InPrint, Law Institute Journal Victoria, April 2019

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Sue Field is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Western Sydney University. Karen Williams is a Lawyer with over 10 years' experience appearing before Tribunals with matters concerning a person's decision-making capacity. She manages a Guardianship Team for Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia. Carolyn Sappideen is Professor of Law at Western Sydney University.

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