Well, what a week we observed recently on the national political stage? Actors (AKA politicians) come and go, but the week before last really brought home the vagaries of the Australian political scene.
Read MoreSo often we hear someone say that “justice is for the rich”. This statement is not exactly accurate. Perhaps for more accuracy we could say that “access to justice is for the rich”. But before we go any further what is it we mean when we talk about justice?
Read MoreAfter a weekend of teaching the subject Elder Law to undergraduate law students I began to reminisce about what it was like growing up as a “baby boomer” not, of course, that we knew that’s what we were!
Read MoreLast week’s article looked at some of the issues surrounding Powers of Attorney. In the article I made mention of Enduring Guardianship, so I thought I would continue along with the theme of planning for life.
Read MoreThis article highlights some of the fundamental issues surrounding Powers of Attorney. Hopefully the article will dispel some of the more common misperceptions about what can, when used correctly, be a useful planning tool.
Read MoreThis week’s article was to be about ‘Powers of Attorney’ and some of the other instruments, or documents, that we can put in place for a time when we want someone to have the power to make decisions for us. BUT, now there is, to me, a more pressing issue for this week!
Read MoreIf a stranger walked up to me in the street and said that if I gave them $100.00 cash, within a week they could double my money and then give me $200.00 cash – no strings attached! Would I fall for what is obviously a scam?
Read MoreOver the years a recurring question has often come to my mind “where do older women live once they are no longer working and have rented during their working lives?”
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