Financial abuse of elderly parents on the rise as housing becomes more unaffordable; Gen Y Australians are now relying on an inheritance to be able to afford to buy a house
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But do ya reckon I got tha bit that said "No Sheilas allowed under any circumstances - EVER!" close enough that they'd savvy it mate? 'Cause that's the only bit of me comment that REALLY counts surely??? ...
Yes Herbs i reckon your right..... Most 'girls' can't handle 'reality'...:D
It's hard to feel sorry that they reap what they sow.
The world will be a much better place when the final baby boomer dies.
I for one will have a great big party.
I almost kind of get the feeling sometimes Golly, that you grew up in an orphanage and were sexually assaulted (and/or otherwise abused) in your time there by some dirty and/or just genuinely nasty old baby boomer Roman Catholic priest (and/or nun) - More than one of them even? ... Like what the f*** would I genuinely know about such shit.
Tho just on the somewhat unlikely possibility I'm even partially correct in having picked up any such general impressions from your comments sometimes, I still say even more kudos to you for having achieved what you have to date in your lifetime in spite of it all ...
Anyways, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying having gotten out of Sydvegas.
The world will be a much better place when the final baby boomer dies.
Sure will. Because then Gen X will rule the roost. You know, the generation that outconsumes all others and has never been taught right and wrong. The real difference, though, will be that the divide between the wealthy and poor Gen Xers will dwarf that of the baby boomers.
Financial abuse of elderly parents on the rise as housing becomes more unaffordable
Parents are increasingly being bullied into downsizing prematurely and even threatened with not being able to see their grandchildren if they don’t give their kids an early inheritance to allow them to enter the housing market, it’s been claimed.
By definition, an inheritance is always associated with death. Surely an "early inheritance" can only be obtained through unnatural death eg murder/suicide?
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Following Fairfax Media’s exclusive report that one in four Gen Y Australians are now relying on an inheritance to be able to afford to buy a house, advocates for older people have come forward to report a marked rise in pressure from families to hand over their money.
Gen Y people (born in the 1980s and 1990s) are currently aged between late teens and mid 30s and can generally not expect the death of both their parents, and thus "an inheritance", for many years. Parental gifts by living parents have sweet FA to do with inheritance.
I almost kind of get the feeling sometimes Golly, that you grew up in an orphanage and were sexually assaulted (and/or otherwise abused) in your time there by some dirty and/or just genuinely nasty old baby boomer Roman Catholic priest (and/or nun) - More than one of them even? ... Like what the f*** would I genuinely know about such shit.
Tho just on the somewhat unlikely possibility I'm even partially correct in having picked up any such general impressions from your comments sometimes, I still say even more kudos to you for having achieved what you have to date in your lifetime in spite of it all ...
Anyways, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying having gotten out of Sydvegas.
I was brought up in the "care" system, but luckily wasn't raped by the psychopathic filth that pretend to care for children in this country.
Did suffer a lot of other shit at their hands though Herbie.
What amazes me is that this filth is protected by politicians they continually destroy the careers of.
I know that at the time this case occurred, the NSW Coalition government at the highest levels (premier, Treasurer & Minister) were wanting to inject large sums of money (& I mean large!) to ensure that every child reported to FACS were visually sighted and investigated.
FACS assured them it wasn't necessary, as changes to programs would bring about the desired result without additional funding.
Now that FACS says they don't have enough money and close cases due to 'competing priorities' do you think those politicians will out the scum for knocking back the funds required to do the job?
Not on your life.
Ministers die on the sword for these psychopathic child abusers!
Even Royal Commission's showing that child welfare agencies aided and abetted pedophiles can't get these politicians reforming the department, and in recent times Minister (and even Prime Ministers for f*** sake) have been relegated to simply apologising for abusers while echancing and funding these agencies control over their victims.
Check out this agency in Victoria:
"Apologies We are proud of our long history and the contribution we have made to improve the life opportunities of many children and young people.
However, with the benefit of hindsight and through the courage of people prepared to tell their stories, we now know that our past practice was not always what we would have expected.
In recognition of this, we have made:
An Apology to adults who suffered harm when they were in our care (2006) An Apology for our part in the Stolen Generations (2006) An Apology for harm caused by Forced Adoption (2013) A revised Apology for our part in the Stolen Generations (2016) A revised Apology to Forgotten Australians (2016)"
I know that at the time this case occurred, the NSW Coalition government at the highest levels (premier, Treasurer & Minister) were wanting to inject large sums of money (& I mean large!) to ensure that every child reported to FACS were visually sighted and investigated.
FACS assured them it wasn't necessary, as changes to programs would bring about the desired result without additional funding.
Now that FACS says they don't have enough money and close cases due to 'competing priorities' do you think those politicians will out the scum for knocking back the funds required to do the job?
Not on your life.
Ministers die on the sword for these psychopathic child abusers!
Even Royal Commission's showing that child welfare agencies aided and abetted pedophiles can't get these politicians reforming the department, and in recent times Minister (and even Prime Ministers for f*** sake) have been relegated to simply apologising for abusers while echancing and funding these agencies control over their victims.
Check out this agency in Victoria:
"Apologies We are proud of our long history and the contribution we have made to improve the life opportunities of many children and young people.
However, with the benefit of hindsight and through the courage of people prepared to tell their stories, we now know that our past practice was not always what we would have expected.
In recognition of this, we have made:
An Apology to adults who suffered harm when they were in our care (2006) An Apology for our part in the Stolen Generations (2006) An Apology for harm caused by Forced Adoption (2013) A revised Apology for our part in the Stolen Generations (2016) A revised Apology to Forgotten Australians (2016)"
They are funded to provide services to their victims!
Can you believe that?
Not much I can add to that Golly.
Except the somewhat interesting anecdote perhaps, that when I was about 11, an Aboriginal man my old man knew asked Dad to 'adopt'(?) his son - Because he reckoned that my olds would be able to give the lad rather better opportunities in life than he himself could.
My old man didn't do it. But if he had, I've sometimes asked myself if the boy would have been regarded as part of the 'stolen generation' these days. Probably not; But just maybe.
A Professional Demographer to an amateur demographer:"negative natural increase will never outweigh the positive net migration"
Spiralling house prices are fuelling rising levels of elder abuse in Australia. This wickedness can, however, be addressed if there is the political and public will to put a stronger legal safety net under vulnerable elderly people.
Growing numbers of older people are being pressured by adult children to guarantee enormous loans. Legal aid commissions regularly deal with elderly parents who have gone guarantor without understanding they will be legally liable for the debt if the borrower defaults. This problem will only worsen unless we require lenders to ensure older Australians have independent legal and financial advice before these individuals offer their home to secure a loan or agree to be guarantor. As well, there should be a "cooling off" period within which guarantors can withdraw from the arrangement.
The pressure on older people can be immense. Adult children sometimes deny access to grandchildren if an elderly parent does not agree to be a guarantor or provide funds for a home deposit. Legal Aid family law divisions regularly provide advice to grandparents about gaining access to grandchildren. All too often, we hear of conversations that go like this: "Mum, if we can't get funds to complete our deposit, and get a guarantor for our loan, we'll have to move interstate. The other option is that we move in with you at your place. It's too big for you since Dad died."
The boom in property prices has resulted in a spike in the numbers of adult children taking over an elderly parent's home and refusing to move out. Vulnerable parents are unable to free themselves of an abusive son or daughter who insists on living rent-free. This is often compounded by physical or emotional abuse. One woman in her 80s was repeatedly beaten by her 45-year-old son who rejected her pleas for him to move out. He had access to his frail mother's bank accounts, restricted her social activities and allowed her only a small amount of her pension.
At times, rising house prices result in an adult child persuading an elderly parent to sell up and buy a home with them. Problems arise when the relationship between parent and child breaks down and cohabitation can no longer continue. Legal aid commissions have come across many cases where the older person thought they were jointly purchasing the new property but it subsequently turned out they were not registered on the title.
Legal assistance is vital to empower vulnerable older Australians and to reduce elder abuse. However, court action isn't always the solution where families are involved. It can be costly, long and emotionally painful. There is another choice though; across Australia, legal aid commissions are quietly resolving thousands of high-conflict family law disputes involving separated couples who disagree about the living arrangements for children. Legal aid commissions run these family dispute resolution mediation services to enable separated couples to resolve their differences, with the assistance of a lawyer, outside a courtroom. These services have an impressive 80 per cent success rate in settling disputes. Many people affected by civil law elder abuse disputes would benefit if legal aid commissions were funded to extend this service to them. It would enable civil disputes involving family members to be resolved outside court, through a process that can be much swifter and less painful than courtroom litigation.
Australians are living to unprecedented ages at a time when their adult children and adult grandchildren face unprecedented housing prices. I must stress that financial abuse is not the only form of abuse affecting older Australians. Legal aid commissions provide assistance on a daily basis to elder abuse victims whose mistreatment includes physical, psychological or sexual harm. However, financial abuse is becoming more prevalent and this emerging issue requires a vigorous response from the community.
In recent times Australia has risen to the challenge of addressing the scourge of domestic violence. The issue of elder abuse requires a commitment of similar proportions.
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