Elderly people at risk of homelessness when 'granny flat' agreements fail

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Family care arrangements where elderly parents give their assets to adult children in exchange for accommodation and care are becoming more common, sometimes with dire consequences

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The royal commission will heighten families' concerns about the cost and quality of aged care, making family care arrangements more appealing."A lot of these arrangements are entered into after some sort of crisis, whether it's the death of a spouse or some health crisis," Ms Somes said. "They're not thinking about the legal analysis of what happens down the line, they're just thinking 'oh my goodness, we need to sort this out'.

Ms Somes said judges across all jurisdictions have commented they are seeing more cases of this type and she plans further research on the prevalence of these arrangements. There are no official figures, though census data looks at multi-generational households. "It needs to be done properly in real estate ownership terms. Family should have no issue with that because it just makes it never an issue any more."

 

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Yeah what you should do is reverse mortgage your house and give all your assets to a nursing home with staff who don't care about you.

2 words: King Lear.

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