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DO YOU WANT TO RESOLVE YOUR FAMILY LAW MATTER WITHOUT GOING TO COURT?

DO YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM AN UGLY PARENTAL BATTLE?

DO YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR EX-PARTNER?

DO YOU WANT TO AVOID EXCESSIVE LEGAL FEES?

Michael Solari welcomes our clients to 2021. Sharing shares updated information about Solari and Stock, upcoming changes, updates and staff changes.

Is walking up to my neighbour’s front door and knocking on it a trespass?

Due to stamp duty and land tax surcharges applicable where foreign persons are potential beneficiaries of a discretionary trust the question arises as to whether the trust should exclude a person considered to be a foreign person from being a potential beneficiary.

In many small businesses run through a company there are two or more directors who may be family members or friends. Disputes may then arise and an issue arises as to what rights a director or shareholder has in relation to the conduct of another director or shareholder.

How does the Court treat money given to me from my parents?
Money given by a parent or family member is treated differently in Family Law property settlement depending on whether the money was given as a gift or a loan.

The Christmas holiday period often places additional pressure on families who are going through separation. Our Family Law team has come up with the following New Year’s Resolutions for those couples who are going through separation.

Challenging a Will, on any pathway, is a very different beast to other forms of litigation and cost implications can play a big role in choosing to take estate litigation forward.
So what are the pathways to challenge a Will?

The make-up of the modern household is quite different to what it used to be. As a result, the definition of relationships has also changed in the eyes of the law. Today, de facto couples (same sex and heterosexual) are entitled to almost the same rights and claims when it comes to Family Law Matters in relation to property, financial settlements, maintenance and arrangements for the children of the relationship.