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Selwyn Times Wednesday July 12 2023 8 NEWS Legal Matters Testamentary Guardianship A key clause, and often a motivating factor in executing a Will, is ‘Testamentary Guardianship’. A testamentary guardian is someone that you (if you’re a guardian of your child) appoint in your Will to have legal authority to make decisions about the care and well-being of your child after your death. They “step into your shoes”, to act alongside the other surviving parent, or to take responsibility for your child if there is no surviving parent that is a guardian. A testamentary guardian doesn’t necessarily have day-to-day care of the child, but is involved in or makes the bigger life decisions such as where and with whom the child lives, medical care, cultural, educational, and religious choices. The person you appoint in your Will automatically becomes the testamentary guardian on your death, provided your Will is valid. They don’t need to apply to the Family Court to be appointed unless you were not a guardian of your child at the date of your death. Many clients consider the appointment of a testamentary guardian particularly important if they have separated from the child’s other parent. If the child’s other parent is still alive, and is a guardian, then the testamentary guardian would share the guardianship role with that surviving parent. The person you choose to appoint as testamentary guardian must be over the age of 20 at your death. They should be someone who shares your views on important aspects of raising a child, and be willing to ensure your views are represented. They can also help maintain contact between the child and your wider family if this is in the child’s best interests. The appointment of a testamentary guardian should be very carefully considered to try to avoid interfamilial conflict, and with the primary focus of acting in the best interests of the child. If the other surviving parent, or another guardian, is not in agreement with the person you appointed as testamentary guardian, they can apply to the Family Court asking for that person to be removed as guardian and for someone else to be appointed in their place. The continued well-being of your children is one of the most important things in life. Get in contact with us so that we can help you put a Will in place that gives you peace of mind that if you die before your child turns 18, you have put appropriate arrangements in place to ensure that someone you trust has authority to have your child cared for in ways that respect your wishes. Please contact us to make an appointment in one of the four convenient office locations Darfield • Ashburton • Rolleston • Christchurch Kate Warren (Senior Associate) Mobile: 0273843054 Email: kate.warren@tp.co.nz Rolleston & Darfield office: 03 317 9099 Christchurch office: 03 374 9999 Ashburton office: 03 308 4188 Rural and Agricultural Law, Conveyancing, refinancing, leasing & property transactions, Land acquisitions, boundary adjustment and subdivision, Insurance Law, Occupation Right Agreements and Estate and Succession Planning, including Enduring Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Wills. • From page 1 “I was planning to return to work, and we had already established with the company dates for that. But there’s no way that could ever happen given the delays in the health system,” he said. He had worked at the company for more than 30 years. “I’m over 60 now, it’s difficult to train in a new career. I will be close to 62 before I’m really back up to work speed again.” Wife Amanda said Burney is on ACC at the moment, which is 80 per cent of his salary, but he does have a fear he will be forced onto a benefit in future if he’s unable to find future employment. While Burney blamed the health system for his predicament, he was also philosophical about it. “I do feel let down but also, listening to all the discussion on talk back and what have you, mine definitely falls in the category of non-urgent, it’s not life threatening. I feel good to allow other people who have more urgent needs to get in (for surgery).” Recent delays to a surgery date had been due to not being able to confirm a bone surgeon, but that was now confirmed. In the face of the surgery being rescheduled earlier this year, Burney had opted to have both operations done together to condense his healing time so he could get back to work quicker. However, now returning to his job was not an option, he was hoping to go back to “plan A” of having the two surgeries separately, as this would be less physically traumatic. He was waiting to hear back from his medical team about whether he could do this. Burney suffered burns to 70 per cent of his body when a metal drum he was using a grinder on in his driveway exploded in flames on April 2, last year. He was rushed to Christchurch in a critical condition, and airlifted to Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. The first four weeks were in intensive care, where doctors said they had not seen burns as severe since those they treated from the deadly White Island eruption. They did not know whether Burney would survive as he battled for his life. One of his lungs collapsed, he suffered an infection, BETTER TIMES: Kevin Burney with wife Amanda in April, one year after his accident. Delays in surgery essential to Burney’s recovery mean he is now out of a job. Burney ‘let down’ but philosophical about delays EXPLOSION: Kevin Burney was grinding this metal drum when the accident happened. PHOTO: SUSAN SANDYS and his heart stopped during surgery. Burney’s family were overjoyed when he made enough progress to be taken out of intensive care, moving to the hospital’s specialist burns unit on April 30. He spent eight weeks in the burns unit, undergoing several skin graft surgeries. The surgeries were nine-hour marathons involving three surgeons, where skin was taken from unburned areas of his tummy and buttocks, to be grafted onto the burned areas of his torso, arms, hands, and the front and back of his thighs. Burney said overall he and Amanda felt positive about his recovery, which was being aided by district nurse visits three times a week to reapply dressings, and a physiotherapist visiting twice a week. Te Whatu Ora would not discuss Burney’s situation with the Selwyn Times, saying it doesn’t comment on individual patient care. A spokesperson said theatre capacity in Canterbury is currently reduced to match the available anaesthetic technician workforce and ensure safe surgical care. “Surgeons in Christchurch are having to prioritise patients waiting for surgery every day, with only the most urgent cases going ahead and some patients have had to be deferred at short notice”.
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