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Title: Organising a funeral
About: Where to start and the steps to take when arranging a funeral. Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese.
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Title: Needing help after someone has died?
About: A guide to the payments and services offered by Centrelink if you need assistance after someone has died.
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Title: Rest assured: a legal guide to wills, estates and funerals 4th edition - see notes on 2007 changes
About: Legal processes surrounding death, creation of wills, changing, revoking, or challenging a will, power of attorney, rights of creditors and beneficiaries to a will, funeral expenses, burial, death certificates, legal fees. Includes some sample wills and other documents.
For changes to legislation in chapters 1 and 2, see the Succession Act 2006 (commenced March 2008) and the Wills, Probate and Administration Act, now called the Probate and Administration Act 1898 at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au
Important changes to Public Health Regulations (NSW) in 2002 should be taken into account when using this book. New Regulations available at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au
Author: Rosemary Long and Trudy Coffey
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Title: Elder law in Australia
About: All areas of law regarding older Australians including deceased estates, negligence, elders in society, elder abuse (financial and competence contexts), confidentiality and discrimination issues, age and disability discrimination, retirement village living, delegated decision making, and challenges to wills and estates.
Author: Lewis, Rodney
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