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Relationship Property – Protecting your property
If you want to protect your assets from a potential future relationship property claim, enter into a Contracting Out Agreement...
Caring for Dependent Adult Children
As parents, we all hope that – if nothing else – our children will grow up to be able to look after and provide for themselves.
Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common – Part 3
Jack and Jill were together for 10 years. They each had two adult children from their previous relationships. They owned the family home..
Triaging your affairs
Jack and Jill are married with children from Jill’s previous marriage. Jack and Jill have set up a trust and transferred the family home to
Succession Planning – getting down to business
The more financially successful you are, the more there is to manage, even when you are no longer here to manage it.
Succession Planning – buying the farm
Successfully passing the family farm on to the next generation in a way that it remains commercially viable and remains in the family...
Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common – Part 2
If you are the co-owner of a property as joint tenants and you die, the property will pass to the surviving co-owner(s) by survivorship...
Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common – Part 1
You can own property (or a share in a property) with other people in one of two ways: as joint tenants or as tenants in common.
Problems & Solutions
It can be tempting to approach your relationship with your lawyer in much the same way as you approach your relationship with St John...
What would happen if your circumstances changed tomorrow?
What would happen if your spouse/partner died tomorrow? What would it mean for yo
Juggling Too Many Balls
When you have skin in the game, it is virtually impossible to step back from the storm and assess it dispassionately. This is where we can
New relationships
When people remarry, it is generally a happy occasion for their extended families. Occasionally, however, it creates opposing groups...
Separating: How the division of your relationship property works
Separating is difficult. The process involved in reaching an agreement about the division of your relationship property can then take...
Relationship Property
For couples contemplating a separation, most people understand the starting point for a division of relationship property is a 50/50...
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