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Key estate planning documents
When it comes to estate planning, there are three key documents that everyone should have! They are:
Will
Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)
Advance Care Directive (SA) (ACD) – and its equivalent: Advance Personal Plan (NT), Enduring Guardian (WA) and Advance Health Directive (QLD).
Your assets...
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A number of changes have been made impacting Advance Care Directives in South Australia. We outline what these changes are, and how this might impact you.
Firstly, what is an Advance Care Directive?
If you are aged 18 years or older, an Advance Care Directive enables you to give clear legal directions about your future health...
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You may have heard or read about the Greens’ new “Right to Disconnect” laws that have recently passed through Parliament. There has been lots of chatter from both workers and employers about these changes, so we thought it might be useful to step through in simple terms, what these changes are, their potential...
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When a couple separates, there can be a number of reasons why they choose to stay under the same roof until they are able to finalise their property settlement.
The main three reasons separated couples remain under the same roof are:
The couple may want to keep things as normal as possible for the children, depending on the...
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When you are involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) of any kind, your whole life can change in a moment.
If you have an injury that resulted from the driving of a motor vehicle, whether those injuries be physical or psychological, you may have a personal injury claim against the insurance Commission of WA (ICWA).
When might...
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Two mums and three dads were waiting at the school gate to collect their children. A third mum ran over to the group, crumpled paper in hand, looking frazzled. “My lawyer says I have to go to a private mediation,” she said, waving the paper at the other parents.
“Really?” replied one of the dads...
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If you have separated from your ex-partner or spouse, it is likely your friends, family or the people around you have told you to engage a family lawyer. However, you may not be sure whether you should engage a family lawyer or not.
If this sounds like you, here are the top 5 reasons why you need a family lawyer during the...
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In his Opinion Piece for InDaily, TGB Lawyers’ Morry Bailes says Australia is lagging on regulation of AI, and sets out the challenges posed by the technology.
Summoning the devil? How the legal system must reckon with AI
We will remember 2023 as the year when Artificial Intelligence (AI) reached out to touch all of us...
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In Family Law matters involving children, there may be a risk that your ex-partner or spouse could take your child overseas (either temporarily or permanently) without your knowledge or consent.
In our experience, this risk is often heightened in circumstances where the other party is a dual citizen of another country, or has...
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