LECTURE PRESENTED BY: ALICE F. DANIEL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW TELEPHONE CONTACT: 663-8553 or 354-4413
Hello, I’m Alice F. Daniel, Attorney-at-Law, Legal Director of the NGO Caribbean Development Foundation (NDCF)
It’s an honour to grow old.
You must plan ahead for your golden years. Empowerment equals = planning
Laying down the legal framework.
You must develop the faith to trust someone.
Choose carefully and wisely the person or persons, institution, that you can place your trust in.
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIFE GIFTS (Your real property) Transfer of ownership during life by Deed of Gift; Memorandum of Transfer by Way of Gift; (b) Life interest.
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK (Con’t) PERSONAL PROPERTY (documents of receipt) Moneys in Bank accounts Shares in companies Jewellery Other such things such as furnishings and contents of house. Pension.
You can create a “TRUST SETTLEMENT”
About your “WILL”
You are the principle in your “POWER OF ATTORNEY”
The Mental Health Act and its implications.
YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS AS AGED PERSONS Freedom from discrimination; Freedom from abuse/violence and neglect; Right to social security; Right to good health care (facilities); Right to work; Right to property and inheritance.
FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION
FREEDOM FROM ABUSE/VIOLENCE
RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY
RIGHT TO HEALTH
RIGHT TO WORK
RIGHT TO PROPERTY INHERTANCE
“HOMES FOR THE AGED ACT”
THE CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON AGING, ELDER ABUSE AND THE RIGHTS OF OLD PERSONS.
THE BRASILIA DECLARATION (ECLAC 2008)
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