Property Settlements during Holidays
The holiday period may be a convenient time to move house but what happens in the conveyancing process if my property settlement or another critical date falls during the Christmas,…
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Conveyancing Manual
The DBL Conveyancing Manual is now available on our website. This guide assists agents and clients with precedent clauses which can be adopted to suit the particular circumstances of each…
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Business Name Register
Why do I have to register a business name? Only recognised ‘Legal Entities’ are able to own property, enter into contracts, borrow money, sue or be sued. The most common…
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Downsizing to a Unit or Retirement Village?
“We are downsizing, should we buy a unit or rather a Retirement Village Unit?” Many people choose to “downsize” once their children have grown up and moved out of the family…
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Why Formalise your Family Law Property Settlement?
“We already have an agreement, why do we need to formalise our family law property settlement?” This is a statement family lawyers hear time and time again. The short answer…
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Family Law – Child Inclusive Mediation
As family lawyers we are often asked – “what about what the child wants?” In some cases child inclusive mediation can help. Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on…
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