Szabo & Associates News & Updates

If a relationship breaks down, the parties involved will need to consider what will happen in respect of the division of any property owned, separately or jointly, by them. This is referred to as property settlement under the Family Law Act. It is an important step in ending the financial relationship between the parties.

When someone dies, the property they leave behind is called their estate. Assuming the deceased made a Will, this document usually names the Executor who is to be the person (or persons) who will be legally responsible for collecting the estate’s assets, paying off its debts and liabilities and distributing the net residual to the beneficiaries named in the Will.

After two years of the pandemic, international travel is now once again becoming the norm and families and friends are being reunited across countries. Yet with the opening of borders, family law is seeing a surge in child abduction matters both on an international and domestic scale.

Have you had a development application to a local council refused or had unacceptable conditions imposed on the approval?  If so, an appeal against the decision may be possible to the NSW Land and Environment Court. 

A person is considered a beneficiary when named in a Will as being entitled to receive a portion of a deceased person’s estate. The person with legal responsibility for looking after the distribution of the estate with due care and diligence is the Executor.