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A Practical Guide For When Someone Dies
We know that when a loved one passes away, it is natural to feel overwhelmed and unsure about what action needs to be taken. So what does need to be done?
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How to Get a Settlement Agreement at Work
How to Get a Settlement Agreement at Work
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Can You Do Your Own Lasting Power of Attorney?
Can You Do Your Own Lasting Power of Attorney?
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If you think your Conveyancing Client may have lost or be losing Mental Capacity
If a legal owner is mentally incapable of managing their financial affairs they may also not be able to enter into a conveyancing transaction and you should not accept their signature. Unfortunately, whether somebody has the mental capacity to enter into a conveyancing transaction is not a straightforward question to answer and will differ in every case.
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DIY Will – Perhaps You Should Think Again?
DIY Wills seem a great idea. For the same cost of your Netflix subscription, you can download one from the website fill it in and think you’re covered . But is this really the case? One case recently in the High Court concerned an elderly father who wrote a Will five days before he passed away on a page torn from a notebook, superseding the Will written a year earlier.
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The importance of making a Will
It has been widely reported in the news recently that Diego Maradona died without making a Will and his Estate is said to be worth around $75 – $100 million.
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When, Why and How do you stop a Grant of Probate being issued?
When somebody dies, a representative takes out a ‘Grant of Representation’ (often a Grant of Probate) which gives them authority to deal with all of the deceased person’s assets and liabilities.
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Is There Such A Thing As A “Good Divorce”?
All week we’ve been supporting the Good Divorce campaign, designed to raise awareness of why people getting divorced should choose a Resolution Member to advise them and the real value of taking early advice from a specialist.
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Can You Ignore Your Emotions For The Sake Of A Good Divorce?
Good Divorce Week is an annual campaign that aims to promote practical and constructive ways for separating parents to put the needs of their children first. We believe the process of separating, agreeing finances and child arrangements, should be done in a way that minimises conflict and keeps the best interests of any children at the heart of matters.
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How Can You Sign A Will, If You Are Physically Unable To Sign It?
That may seem a contradictory statement but there may be instances where someone with the (mental) capacity to sign a Will, lacks the physical ability to do so. Bearing in mind that a Will needs to be signed to be valid, this poses some interesting questions.
