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Planning for the Future: Arrangements for the Assistance of People Planning for the Future of People with Impaired Capacity

Terry Carney
University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Patrick Keyzer
Bond University

Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 255-278, 2007
Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/107

Abstract:
This paper reviews the unmet need for legal services for people acting as carers of people with impaired mental capacity, including the legal needs of older carers. It examines private and public planning options, such as wills and estate planning, powers of attorney, trusts and adult guardianship - as ways of addressing the succession planning and service access needs of carers of people with impaired mental capacity. It argues that greater resourcing and professional/community education is required if sound planning is to be achieved for the future.

Keywords: impaired capacity, carers, succession planning, limits of law, reform

JEL Classifications: I10, I11, I18, K10, K30, K32

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Date posted: September 17, 2008 ; Last revised: September 17, 2008

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Carney, Terry and Keyzer, Patrick, Planning for the Future: Arrangements for the Assistance of People Planning for the Future of People with Impaired Capacity (September, 15 2008). Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 255-278, 2007; Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/107. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1268152

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Terry Carney (Contact Author) University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email ) Faculty of Law Building, F10 The University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
Patrick Keyzer Bond University ( email ) Gold Coast, QLD 4229 Australia