Planning for what happens to your assets, your family, and your legacy after you’re gone isn’t easy. It’s personal, sometimes confronting, and if we’re honest, it’s something most of us put off longer than we should. But the decisions you make now, or don’t make, can have lasting consequences for the people you care about …
Family Law Discretionary Trusts Family Trusts Property Separation
6 February 2026
Family law orders can counteract fake transactions
Family Law Orders can counteract Fake Transactions Under Section 106B of the Family Law Act, the Family Law Courts have power to set aside, cancel (or restrain) the making of a transaction by a party to proceedings, which is made or proposed to be made to defeat the interest of their spouse/other party in those family law proceedings. …
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Contact Discretionary Trusts Elder Law Family Trusts Guardianship Inheritance Power of Attorney Property Refinancing Wills
6 February 2026
Legal and financial fraud on the elderly
Fraud upon the elderly is becoming more and more widespread and sophisticated. Presently there does not appear to be any unified Australian legislation which protects older people from this type of abuse. In a 2011 study conducted by the Crime Research Centre of the University of Western Australia its findings were that “misuse of Enduring …
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Contract Law Family Trusts Inheritance Joint Venture Prenups Property Refinancing Wills
6 February 2026
Wills and family agreements
WILLS AND FAMILY AGREEMENTS: WHAT CAN GO WRONG There are a significant number of generous parents these days who purchase properties for their adult children based on family “understandings” that are never recorded, only verbal. The agreement varies from family to family and can include arrangements anywhere from the parents legally owning the house, to …
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Business Law Company Contract Law Personal Securities Property Refinancing
6 February 2026
How can you check ownership of goods for business sale?
The New Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) explained How can you check ownership of goods for business sale? What is PPSA? The PPSA is legislation which changes the way security interests in personal property are dealt with across Australia. The PPSA rewrites the law on traditional securities such as mortgages and charges and will …
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Associations Business Law Company Discretionary Trusts Family Trusts Joint Venture Partnership Self-Managed Super Funds Tax Unincorporated Associations Unit Trusts
6 February 2026
Starting or buying a new business & which structure?
Starting or Buying a New Business – Which Structure? What Is The Best Legal Structure For A Start Up Business? The importance of getting your structure right when buying or starting up a small business cannot be underestimated and the correct commercial legal advice. For example, there are capital gains tax concessions which are available …
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Family Violence Intervention Orders Laws on Children Separation
6 February 2026
Intervention orders – what to do if you are served with one
Intervention Orders – What to do if you are served with one Breaching an intervention order is a criminal offense, with a maximum penalty of 2 years imprisonment or a fine up to $24,000, or both Many intervention order matters will arise out of a related assault (or other) charge, a family law matter or …
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Custody Family Violence Finance Laws on Children Prenups Property Refinancing Relocation of Children Separation
6 February 2026
The 8 myths of separation
The top 8 myths of separation Many of our clients come to see us with incorrect assumptions about their rights, and their ex- spouse’s rights after separation. To help you understand the process, we have put together a list of the top 8 myths of separation with answers: Myth 1. “If I move out I …
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Contact Custody Family Violence Laws on Children Relocation of Children
6 February 2026
How family violence impacts on family law rights
Legal principles applying to family violence: The family law presumption of “equal shared parental responsibility”, does not apply in cases where there is child abuse or family violence The requirement that people attend mediation does not apply if there is family violence or abuse A fear or apprehension of family violence must be “reasonable” A …
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Inheritance Power of Attorney Prenups Wills
6 February 2026
When do I get my inheritance?
We are living too long for the kids to wait for their money The average life expectancy of people has increased by 25 years over the past century. As a result of people living longer, next of kin are likely not to inherit from their parents until much later in life, often well into their …
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