Insights + Case Studies
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Off The Plan Properties & Sunset Clauses
A group of purchasers entered into Contracts to purchase vacant land ‘off the plan’. The vendor sought to…
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Why You Need A Will – A Guide to Last Will and Testaments
Without a Will your possessions and assets will be distributed to your relatives according to a legal formula (as per the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)), regardless of what you might have wanted.
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Using Electronic Signatures and Witnessing for Wills and Powers of Attorney
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of disruption for people seeking legal help. The Victorian Government has…
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COVID-19 Cancellations – Your Legal Rights – Force Majeure
In light of the unprecedented events taking place around Melbourne (and indeed the world), we’ve had an influx…
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Binding Financial Agreement After Separating
After being consulted by a couple who had separated on an amicable basis, we were instructed to prepare a Binding Financial Agreement to document their financial settlement.
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The four steps of Family Law
Many people assume upon the breakdown of a marriage or de-facto relationship that a person will lose half of their net worth. This is not automatically the case. Guided by the Family Law Act and various case law, family lawyers assess the facts and circumstances of each respective client’s relationship on their merits and by way of a four step process to enable them to provide professional advice.
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Peace of Mind and Protecting Wealth with a Binding Financial Agreement
Our team at JPLegal were consulted by a young couple who had been living together for two years and were intending to marry. This meeting allowed our client, the wife, to discuss with us her concerns about her assets in the future.
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Property Settlement During a Divorce
The JPLegal team acted for the husband in relation to his family law property settlement after separating from his wife of over 25 years.
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“When I’m Sixty Four”
Some of you may recall the Beatles song titled “When I’m Sixty Four” which was released on 1 June 1967. The song is sung by a young man to his partner, and is about his plans of growing old together. It was one of the first songs written by Paul McCartney when he was aged just 16 years old.
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Divorce Dispute
A client approached us about seeking a divorce from her husband. Our client had been married to her husband for approximately 10 years and they had two young children together.
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Mediation and Settlement for Support Payments
Our client had been married to her husband for over 20 years and together they had a 19 year old daughter who had significant health issues requiring ongoing specialist medical care.
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A Stressless Settlement Welcomed by Both Parties
We acted for a gentleman upon the breakdown of his de-facto relationship with his partner after a period of 7 years.
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