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Seeking justice &
dignity for elders through law.Seeking
justice &
dignity for elders
through law.
Seeking
justice &
dignity for elders
through law.
Lawyers helping elders
and their families,
through legal problems
which come with ageing
Lawyers helping elders and their families, through legal problems which come with ageing
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Welcome to Elderlaw ‘The Law Firm’
Our law firm ‘Elderlaw, aims to inform and assist those of us in the Australian
community who are elders or whose parents, close relatives, friends, siblings or
neighbours are elders and who have an elder law problem.
Who is an Elder and what is Elder Law?
An elder is a person whose experience of life provides them with the authority to command respect from others or to whom other defer for that reason.
Elder law in Australia is a developing and increasingly popular part of the practice of law. Elder law also involves other professionals including medical practitioners and aged care nurses, financial planners, accountants and students in nursing, law and medicine.
Elder Law is also about viewing the law through the prism and experience of ageing. There are many life events associated with ageing which require or involve attention from a legal perspective. They include:
- Financial disputes with business, banks, family and friends;
- Delegation of decision-making capacity including financial,
property, healthcare and accommodation decisions; - Financial issues such as social security, residential aged
care charges and fees, taxation, retirement planning, estate
& business succession planning & superannuation; - Life and death issues including termination, refusal and
withdrawal of medical treatment; - Powers of attorney;
- Making wills;
- Challenging wills;
Our People
Rodney Lewis
Senior Solicitor
Author of the text: Elder Law in Australia, 2nd edn, Lexis Nexis, Sydney 2012; has practised in Elder Law since 1999 and longer, in wills and estates; has been delivering elder law education by way of talks and seminars to the legal profession and to the community, in elder law, for many years.
Dougal Geddes
Executive Lawyer
An experienced lawyer and former member Elder Law and Succession Committee of the Law Society of NSW, practises in elder law including probate, wills and implementing estate planning arrangements.
Priscilla Sidey
Senior Associate
Priscilla Sidey is a Sydney lawyer who was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2008. She has since specialised in litigation on a wide range of matters with a focus on commercial litigation, equity (including probate and family provision), estate disputes, elder law, common law claims and personal injury compensation.
Nicole Louvris
Legal Support
An experienced legal support assistant who is involved in client work production, file and systems management.
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