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Relationship Breakdown Part 2

By |June 4th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning, Property Law|

Life can change in an instant when your future plans are pulled from under your feet! A relationship breakdown requires you to reconsider your plans & restructure your life. Whilst unwelcome, it is the perfect time to make changes to improve your life & protect your future. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.

Relationship Breakdown: Part 1

By |June 4th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning, Property Law|

Life can change in an instant when your future plans are pulled from under your feet! A relationship breakdown requires you to reconsider your plans & restructure your life. Whilst unwelcome, it is the perfect time to make changes to improve your life & protect your future. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

Wills & Estates

Who can make decisions for you when you can’t

By |August 27th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning|

A General Power of Attorney authorises someone to act on your behalf, but ceases to operate where you lose mental capacity due to accident or illness.  A spouse, friend or relative would be unable to act on your behalf or assist you with any of your personal, legal or financial affairs unless you had signed an Enduring Power of Attorney.

Dying without a Will: Who Gets What?

By |August 24th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning|

Where you pass away without a valid Will, you are classified as dying 'intestate'.  Where your Will doesn’t deal with all of your estate assets, you are classified as dying 'partially intestate'.  If intestate, your assets are distributed according to a rigid set of rules.  The consequences can be disastrous for your family, as those people closest to you could miss out entirely.

Law change for defacto relationships & step-children

By |August 9th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning|

Two important changes were made to Queensland’s Succession laws on 5 June 2017: (1)  The end of a defacto relationship is now treated the same as the end of a marriage (2) Step-children are now eligible to make a claim on the estate of their step-parent

Estate Planning following a relationship breakdown

By |July 16th, 2017|Categories: Estate Planning|

When a personal relationship breaks down, your life changes.  A relationship breakdown means that you have to redesign your future plans. Whilst an unwanted experience, it is the perfect time to make the changes to protect your future.

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