A property division in accordance with the Family Law Act 1974(the Act) requires the Court to assess the contributions of the parties both financially and non-financially to the acquisition improvement and maintenance of the matrimonial property. Ordinarily contribution to the property pool can only be maintained when the parties are together and physically making those …
A new edition of the Contract of sale has been produced for sales of residential houses and land. It is the 11th edition of the contract which has been approved by the Queensland Law Society and the REIQ. The differences to the prior edition include; 1. Changes to the deposit and the deposit holder to …
Ensuring that your estate (your house, unit, land, shares or property) passes to the person intended or that you receive your entitlement to an inheritance can be troubling issues. There are a number of steps that you can take to either protect your inheritance or ensure that your estate passes to those intended; 1. The …
You and your former spouse may have spent weeks or maybe months negotiating backwards and forwards in respect of children, property or both issues and after you have done “the hard yards”, the process surely to formalize your agreement should be straightforward. Unfortunately to formalize the process involves one of two complex processes. There are …
When times change, people change and directions in life may alter, a relationship breakdown can be and usually is a traumatic and heartbreaking life experience. In addition to the emotional turmoil that is suffered, there are then the practical considerations as to what happens to the house I’m living in, what happens with the motor …
The Property Occupations Act 2014 (“the New Act”) replaces the Property Section of the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (“the Old Act”) which commenced on 1 December 2014. The Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014, the Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014 and the Agents Financial Administration Act 2014 …
