Protect Your Elderly Parents (eBook)

Become Your Parents' Guardian/Truste

Lynne Butler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013 | EPUB Version of 1st Edition
120 Seiten
Self-Counsel Press (Verlag)
978-1-77040-932-3 (ISBN)

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This book is a guide for those who wish to become their parents' trustee so that their interests are protected as they age.

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Don't let a stranger make important decisions for your family!Decide how much help is neededFollow step-by-step checklistsGive your parent the care he or she deservesLegal in all provinces except QuebecDon't let a stranger make important decisions for your family!As we age, questions about our parents' physical or mental health and well-being or financial capabilities may arise, and often it's difficult to figure out how to start helping them, or we simply can't afford to. More and more of us are faced with caring for elderly parents. Becoming your parent's guardian and/or trustee enables you to make decisions for them when they can no longer make decisions for themselves. Protect Your Elderly Parents: Become Your Parents' Guardian or Trustee helps you to answer these questions and provides the necessary forms and resources you need to take over as guardian and/or trustee, so that you can ensure your parents have the best care available in their later years -- care from a loved one, not a stranger. Plus, all the legal forms you'll need are included, so you'll save money on lawyer's fees!The download kit contains standard forms for all jurisdictions as well as those specific to your province or territory such as: Step-by-step checklists for you to follow Initial, Opening and Closing Inventory forms Income and Expenses forms Guardianship and Trusteeship forms for the courts

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INTRODUCTION xv
1 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GUARDIAN AND TRUSTEE 1
1. Understanding the Difference between a Guardian and Trustee 1
1.1 Guardianship 3
1.2 Trusteeship 5
2. Provinces and Territory with Special Situations 6
2.1 Manitoba 6
2.2 Nova Scotia 7
2.3 Nunavut 7
3. In the Best Interests of the Dependent Adult 7
2 DOES YOUR PARENT NEED A GUARDIAN OR TRUSTEE? 9
1. Indications That Guardianship May be Necessary 10
2. Indications That Trusteeship May be Necessary 10
3. Identifying Mental Incapacity 11
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4. Medical Evidence You Will Need 12
4.1 The best medical evidence 14
4.2 How to get the medical evidence 15
3 ALTERNATIVES TO APPLYING FOR COURT-ORDERED
GUARDIANSHIP AND TRUSTEESHIP 16
1. Why You Should Consider Alternatives 16
2. Informal Trusteeship 17
3. In-Home Support 18
4. Placing Assets in Joint Names 19
5. Health Care Directive 21
6. Representation Agreements 22
6.1 Agreements in British Columbia 22
6.2 Co-Decision-Making in Saskatchewan 23
6.3 Agreements in the Yukon 23
7. Enduring Power of Attorney 24
8. Temporary Guardianship and Trusteeship 25
9. An Important Note about Wills 25
4 PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND PUBLIC TRUSTEE 26
1. The Public Guardian and Trustee as Guardian/Trustee for Your Elderly Relative 26
2. Family Members in Dispute 27
3. What Does the Public Trustee Do As a Trustee? 28
4. Review of All Guardianship and Trusteeship Applications 29
4.1 If the Public Guardian and Trustee objects to your application 30
5. Ongoing Input 30
6. Permission for Costs to Be Paid by the Crown 31
7. Special Accounting Provisions 31
7.1 British Columbia 31
7.2 Saskatchewan 32
5 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP 33
1. Who Is Eligible to Be a Guardian? 33
1.1 What does it mean to be in a position of conflict? 34
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2. Who Would Be a Good Choice for Your Elderly Relative? 37
3. Appointing Joint Guardians 38
4. Appointing an Alternate Guardian 39
5. The Powers Given to Guardians by Law 40
6. How to Know Which Powers You Should Request 41
6.1 The power to decide the dependent adult’s living arrangements 41
6.2 The power to decide if the dependent adult will engage in social activities 42
6.3 The power to decide if the dependent adult will work 42
6.4 The power to decide the dependent adult’s participation in
educational, vocational, or other training 43
6.5 The power to decide the dependent adult’s ability to apply for any
licences or permits 43
6.6 The power to deal with legal proceedings that do not relate to the
dependent adult’s property 43
6.7 The power to make decisions regarding health care 44
6.8 The power to decide normal day-to-day matters 44
6.9 The power to physically restrain the dependent adult when necessary 45
7. Special Power of Purchase of Necessaries 45
8. Payment for Being a Guardian 45
9. Restrictions on Guardians 46
6 HOW A COURT-ORDERED GUARDIANSHIP IS ENDED 47
1. Removal of a Guardian by the Court 47
2. Voluntarily Asking to Be Discharged 48
3. Death of a Guardian 49
4. Death of the Dependent Adult 49
7 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRUSTEESHIP 50
1. Residency Can Be an Issue When Applying to Be a Trustee 50
2. Who Would Be a Good Choice for Trustee? 51
3. Powers Given to Trustees by Law 52
4. Payment for Acting As a Trustee 54
4.1 Guidelines for Payment by Province or Territory 55
5. Personal Liability 57
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8 RESTRICTIONS ON TRUSTEES’ ACTIONS 60
1. Investments 60
2. Trustee’s Undertakings 62
3. The Dependent Adult’s Will 62
3.1 Following the dependent adult’s existing will 63
4. Using the Dependent Adult’s Money to Support Others 64
5. Keeping the Trustee’s Money Separate from the Dependent Adult’s Money 67
6. Conflict of Interest Situations 67
6.1 The trustee buying property from the dependent adult 67
6.2 The trustee taking gifts or loans from the dependent adult 67
7. Beneficiary Designations 68
9 TRUSTEE FILING OF INITIAL INVENTORY 69
1. When to File the Initial Inventory 70
2. Determining which Property to Include in the Initial Inventory 70
3. Determining the Value of the Property 71
3.1 Real estate 72
3.2 Mineral titles and leases 73
3.3 Vehicles 73
3.4 Bank accounts, RRSPs, RRIFs, and portfolios 73
3.5 GICs 74
3.6 Canada Savings Bonds 74
3.7 Stocks and shares 75
3.8 Collections, antiques, and artwork 76
4. Joint Property 77
10 HOW TRUSTEESHIP IS ENDED 78
1. Discharge of a Trustee by the Court 78
2. Passing of Accounts is Required 79
3. Removal of a Trustee by the Court 80
4. Death of a Trustee 80
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11 HOW TO APPLY TO THE COURT FOR A NEW GUARDIANSHIP
AND/OR TRUSTEESHIP 81
1. Application 81
2. Supporting Affidavit 82
3. Consents 84
3.1 Proposed guardian and/or trustee 84
3.2 Nearest or next nearest relative 84
4. Notice of Objection 85
5. Know When to Consult a Lawyer 86
6. Orders 86
12 FILING DOCUMENTS AT THE COURTHOUSE 88
1. Which Documents to File 89
2. Where to Go to File the Documents 89
3. Cost of Filing 89
4. Documents Rejected by the Clerk of the Court 89
13 SERVING THE DOCUMENTS 92
1. Who to Serve 93
2. Service by Registered Mail 93
3. Personal Service 94
4. Proof of Service 95
5. Preparing an Affidavit of Service 95
14 WHAT TO DO AFTER THE ORDER IS GRANTED 97
1. Filing 97
2. Effective Date of Order 98
3. Note Review Periods 98
4. File Inventory 98
5. Costs of the Application 98
6. How to Use the Order with Institutions and Businesses 99
7. Serving Copies on Required Parties 101
8. Read the Act 101
9. Record Keeping for Guardians 102
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10. Record Keeping for Trustees 103
11. Be Informed 103
15 COURT REVIEWS 104
1. Statutory Review Periods 105
2. New Medical Evidence Is Needed 105
3. New Consents Are Needed 106
4. How to Apply for a Review 106
5. Documenting the Decisions Made by a Guardian 106
6. Documenting the Decisions Made by a Trustee 107
16 PASSING OF ACCOUNTS FOR TRUSTEES 108
1. What the Passing of Accounts Shows the Court 108
1.1 Overall financial picture 108
1.2 Maximizing the dependent adult’s financial situation 109
1.3 Use of the dependent adult’s property 110
1.4 Adequately providing for the dependent adult 110
1.5 Living within the dependent adult’s means 110
1.6 How the assets are currently held 110
1.7 Staying within the trustee’s authority 110
2. Setting an Accounting Period 111
3. Preparing Financial Statements in Jurisdictions Where There Are No Set Forms 112
4. Ledger 112
5. Opening and Closing Inventories 113
6. Summaries and Reconciliation 114
7. Request for Compensation 116
17 DEATH OF THE DEPENDENT ADULT 118
1. Advise Public Guardian and Trustee 118
2. End of Guardianship and Trusteeship Order 118
3. Account to the Executor 119
18 CHECKLISTS 121
19 FORMS ON DL 125
TABLES
1 Province and Territory Name of Person in Need of Assistance 2
2 Province and Territory Court-Appointed Guardian Names 4
3 Province and Territory Court-Appointed Trustee Names 6
4 Summary of Qualifications to Be a Guardian 35
5 Initial Court Filing Fee 90
SAMPLES
1 Ledger 72
2 Daily Ledger 113
3 Opening and Closing Balance Formula 115
4 Summary of Income 115
5 Summary of Expenses 116
6 Reconcile the Accounts 117

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Eldercare Series
• Verlagsort: Vancouver
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
• ISBN-10: 1-77040-932-7 / 1770409327
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77040-932-3 / 9781770409323