Let's get legal

Legal issues are important to carers. Understanding your legal rights and how to action them can help you protect your assets; make sure your wishes are known and carried out; or plan for the best outcomes, for you and all your family members. In these
Listen and Learn features the Public Trust's Managing Solicitor Southern Region, Richard Calvert, demystifies many legal matters carers face.
Public Trust is New Zealand's largest trustee organisation. It provides a range of legal, financial, investment, trust, estate management and estate protection services. Their role is to help you protect and manage your own and your family's interests and assets now and after you have gone.
www.publictrust.co.nz0800 371471
February 2009
Duration 12 minutes
If you can't tell your doctors what you want because you are too ill, your Living Will can speak for you. Having a Living Will can save you and your family a great deal of anguish. Richard Calvert talks here about why a Living Will is important and how having one can help you and your family.