As an Executor, you have been appointed to administer the Estate. Essentially this involves finalising the deceased’s affairs and carrying out the t...
Our top tips for making a suitable Power of Attorney
A Power of Attorney is a document which allows you to appoint a person (the Attorney) to make legal and financial decisions on your behalf. The pred...
Fiction or For Real? – ‘The kids don’t have to go because they don’t want to’
There are two possible responses when contemplating the idea that ‘the kids don’t have to go because they don’t want to’. The ...
What is Probate?
The administration of a deceased estate is a complex process, which coincides with an emotional time. Often someone appoints a friend or relative as t...
Can I trust the Public Trustee to manage my affairs?
An ABC Four Corners Report, aired in March 2022, has triggered two separate independent investigations into Queensland’s Office of the Public Truste...
Fiction or For Real? – ‘Everyone gets 50/50 in a property split’
The great Kanye West once sang something to the effect of “When she leaves you, she’s going to leave with half”. While that’s ...
Kimye Feud: An insight into Cyber Harassment
For the past year, the high profile divorce of Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West (now legally known as ‘Ye’) has been smacked across the front pa...
What is the FCFCOA, and what does it mean for me?
From today, the family law courts as we know them will cease to exist, and the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, or FCFCOA, will begi...
COVID-19 and maintaining Court Orders (2021 UPDATE)
The global pandemic has forced lifestyle changes upon all of us, but as a separated parent you may find yourself querying whether your new normal stil...
Our top tips for a successful Family Law mediation
Mediation is a key feature of the family law system, and we have extensive experience acting for clients in mediations both prior to and after court p...