Archive for November 2020
Will your Will be Challenged when you die?
There are many things that can be done to reduce and almost eliminate anyone challenging your Will when you die. Part of this is Legal knowledge. There are many “tricks” to lock down your Will from any challenge. There are also some steps that can be done to greatly prevent anyone challenging your Will. When…
Read MoreWills – are not expensive
Everyone needs a Will. Without one you can almost guarantee that lawyers will be involved and tens of thousands of dollars of your wealth will go the the lawyers if someone decides they should have received more than the law states they get. However, this can be largely avoided by you having a Will, a…
Read MoreFamily Law – Separating
It’s been said that separating from a partner is like losing someone. For others separations is breaking free of abuse and trauma of many years. Those feelings need to be understood and considered when negotiating a property settlement, and when negotiating when the children will see their parents. When negotiating a Property Settlement, your solicitor…
Read MoreFamily Law Property – Out of Court settlement
It is possible to come to an agreement with your former partner, and not go to court. There are 2 ways of doing this but 1 is better than the other. You can actually sign a document which gets sent to court, but you do not go to court. The Court considers the agreement and…
Read MoreBinding Financial Agreement – Be Wary
After you have separated and your relationship is finished, you need to divide the all assets (property), liabilities, and superannuation and the best way to do this is through an agreement which gets registered at court. That agreement will be called “Consent Orders” and there will be another document called “application for consent orders”. If…
Read MoreDeFacto Relationship
If you’ve been together for more than 2 years then you will be in a defacto relationship. You don’t necessarily have to have been living with each other the entire time. There are a number of things to be looked at. There’s not always a “black and white” case to say when there is or…
Read MoreI don’t have money for legal fees
That’s ok. We are affordable family lawyers. Our Low Fee or Reasonable legal fee policy will ensure you can have a great solicitor working for you without having to worry about the cost. We know that many people won’t have money until their Family Law matter is finished. There are ways to be able to…
Read MoreHow You can avoid costly legal fees
Ensure your solicitor has years of experience in the area of law you need advice about. Get a written agreement from the solicitor about exactly what they will be doing for you, and how much it will cost, and how they calculate the legal costs. Find out what your options are if you object to…
Read MoreDo you want give your loved ones $22,000 tax free pa. when you die
Well it might be possible. The strategy comes from Financial Planning Advice, and how to put it together correctly comes from legal advice. But it has to be put together correctly or nothing will work. Get the Edge – Conrad Turnbull our owner has been a Financial advisor previously for many years and is our…
Read MoreDo You have the Right Will?
If your Will is 1 or 2 pages long and you have more than $500,000 in assets, super and insurance, most likely you could have the wrong will. This is costly! Why? Instead of your loved ones (eg young children) getting $22,000 tax free each year, they’ll be taxed. They should not pay tax on…
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