LEGAL-CARE FOR THE CAREGIVER Mapema Ndio Best

Getting Started on the legal stuff early in your caregiving role could mean the best for everyone.

There is a generation that was raised as a retirement plan for their parents. If this is you, (I’m not pointing at anyone) you had better start planning Our parents and other older adults in our family networks won’t be able to manage their legal matters and will rely on you to act in their best interests

Planning could help you to better and amicably make critical decisions Not having the proper legal paperwork in place could force you to involve the courts in family matters.

Sometimes court processes can be brutal in family cases which are normally highly sensitive Where there is lack of agreement between family members on issues, the courts will make the decision and it may not always be what is in the best individual interest of everyone.

Legal basics for caregivers

There’s a lot for caregivers to manage, so we ’ ve narrowed the list to the 3 most important legal documents This list does not cover every situation and should not be considered legal advice, but it will help you cover the basics

1 Power of attorney (POA)

2. Perpetual trusts

3 Will

In the following weeks, we shall look into what each legal process entails.

I will also guide you on how to get started with legal documents.

Although the most straightforward way is to get a lawyer to help you with this, It’s also advisable that you do your research so you understand what’s happening.

Ndindi Ng'ang'a An Advocate of The High Court of Kenya https://www ndindi-nadidaadvocates com/

Ndindi & Nadida Advocates LLP is a law firm which is premised on the ethos of legal humanitarianism: [Legal humanitarianism is the use of legal knowledge, skills and expertise to improve the conditions of humanity ] We prefer to think of ourselves as practicing humanitarianism in all matters that we handle.