Solution Brief: Advance Care Directive (SA)
Who will make decisions about your health and welfare when you can’t? An Advance Care Directive (ACD) is a legal document that enables you to appoint someone to make medical and lifestyle decisions on your behalf when you are unable to.  As of 1 July 2014, the...
Solution Brief: Information for an Attorney (SA)
What are your powers and responsibilities when acting as an Attorney? A Power of Attorney is a legal document by which a person (the Donor) appoints someone else (the Attorney) to make financial and legal decisions on the Donor’s behalf when they are not capable of...
Solution Brief: Powers of Attorney (VIC)
The most under-rated legal document of all time Try changing your phone company when your spouse is in a coma – or even getting a current balance on your electricity bill. If your spouse’s name is on the title to the property, and you do not have an...
Solution Brief: Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker (VIC)
Who will make decisions about your health and welfare when you can’t? An Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker is a legal document that enables you to appoint someone to make medical and lifestyle decisions on your behalf when you are unable to.  ...
​​Can your ex-partner claim some of your inheritance if you separate?​
​​If you have received an inheritance either during the relationship or after the separation, you may be wondering how the Family Court will treat that inheritance – will it be quarantined from the asset pool or be included?​
Solution Brief: Separation and your estate planning
When you are going through a separation, it is easy to get bogged down in negotiations about looking after the kids and dividing up your property. However, there are some personal things to give some attention to when you are going through a separation. Your estate...
Solution Brief: Family Law Financial Settlement (Consent Orders)
The who, what, when and why of Consent Orders If you have separated from your partner (whether from a marriage or a de facto relationship), you will need to consider the division of your property. If you and your former partner have reached an agreement about how to...
Solution Brief: Binding Financial Agreements – What to expect
You’ve decided that a BFA is right for you. So what happens next? Step 1: Instructions The first step is for you to find a lawyer to brief on the background of the matter and what you want to achieve from the Binding Financial Agreement (‘BFA’). Your...