The emergence of intended guardianship is a key part of the transformation of “unrelated society” into “destined society”, and it is also the legal support for maximizing civil rights. It also provides a bright exit for countless desperate people. This article is from the WeChat official account: new Weekly (ID: new-weekly) , author: show Suga, the subject map from: “The Thief Family”
Surprisingly, making money from the sky and getting rich overnight, this must be the dream of many social workers.
Recently, a news report made this dream seem to be reflected in reality.
An eighteen-year-old man in Shanghai gave his full wealth to a fruit stall owner near his home, including a set of properties worth 3 million yuan.
The old man and other relatives insisted on giving the unrelated “stranger” the inheritance after his death, hoping that the other party could take care of his own affairs.
The two people who were originally not related by blood, because of a vocabulary that is still new to the public, their destiny is invisibly linked and bound together.
The word is “intentional guardianship.”
Recently, “Talking to Strangers” launched a program called “Only Believe in Strangers for the rest of my life”, which will set the guardianship and the group behind “The life of a destined person is shown before us.
Subsequently, relatives of the elderly came forward to question, saying that they did not ignore the elderly, and the hospital had diagnosed the elderly with Alzheimer’s disease, whether the guardianship was effective, and could it really protect the elderly’s later life?
On November 26, the Shanghai Putuo Notary Office made a public statement, stating that the notary and the party concerned had conducted many conversations and repeatedly confirmed the parties’ wishes before handling the notarization. If the relatives of the elderly raise objections, they can be dealt with through normal legal procedures.
The news is temporarily over, but it leaves the public with more room for thought.
What is intended guardianship? Why are more and more elderly people willing to entrust the rest of their lives to strangers?
Pull through the layers of fog, what is exposed before our eyes is the steel and iron bones of society, and the bonds between people are becoming more pure and sharp.
1. Only believe in strangers for the rest of my life
The 88-year-old Shanghai man is called Ma Lin(pseudonym). A few years ago, his wife died and his son with mental illness died suddenly. He was left alone in the family.
Xiaoyou, the owner of the fruit stall, brought his wife and three children to Shanghai to work hard a few years ago. Previously, their family lived in a simple shed next to the fruit stand.
The old man likes children, and he often goes to a small stall to wait for his three children to leave school, and take them to the supermarket and buy snacks.
In the past few years, the old people have taken care of all the big and small things. Not a relative came to help with the funeral of Marin’s son. After a busy schedule, Xiaoyou accompanied the elderly to cremate the body, buy a cemetery, and bury his son.
Two years ago, the old man suddenly fell into a coma. Xiaoyou found out in time, sent him to the hospital and took care of him personally.
After the old man was discharged from the hospital, he invited Xiaoyou’s family to move into his home. He also talked to Xiaoyou. He wanted to give the house to his children. That night, he gave Xiaoyou all the belongings, including the house key, passbook password, jewelry, computer and mobile phone.
A special family is formed. They are like a real family, eating, walking, and watching TV together.
The plot of the story is reminiscent of “The Thief Family”. In the movie, the helpless grandma takes in the homeless letter generation; in real life, the lonely old man Marin gives a small tour to the big city. warm home.
Life is all about seeking warmth in the cold. /”The Thief Family”
Under the introduction of a friend, the old man and Xiaoyou came to the notary office in Putuo District, Shanghai, and found Li Chenyang, a notary, who wanted to sign a guardianship letter to protect their guardianship and inheritance relationship by law.
What is intended guardianship?
Intentional guardianship is a system that is different from and takes precedence over legal guardianship. It means that when an adult is sober, he designates a delegate in writing to take care of his own life after being disabled. Dispose of own property, rights, etc.
The chosen “lucky person” may be a relative, or not, or even a stranger.
Li Chenyang belongs to the first batch of “intentional guardianship” notaries in China. He has been in the business for many years. He has accepted hundreds of similar businesses. 80% of the users are elderly people who live alone, alone, or be alone, and widowed like Marin. Some of the principals are not related by blood.
Intentional guardianship is not necessarily linked to property. Its main scope of action is the personal and medical aspects of the client. This is to prevent the entrusted person from being malicious and damaging the physical and mental health of the elderly.
When you are going to have a major medical operation but no relatives have signed, when you have no one to look after you during your medical recovery, or even when you have no one to collect your body after death, deliberate guardianship will work.
In fact, not all