Wills, Power of Attorney and Enduring Guadianships

Here are our prices for wills, powers of attorney and enduring guardianships. If you would like to know more about our services you can call us on 02 4365 6556.

Wills

Pensioner Standard: Single - $120.00 Couple: $180.00
Non-Pensioner half hour: Single - $150.00 Couple: $225.00
Non-Standard (over half hour): $220.00 p.h.

Power of Attorney

(Fee half price if obtained with a Will or Enduring Guardianship)
Pensioner: Single - $80.00 Couple: $120.00
Non-Pensioner: Single - $120.00 Couple: $180.00
Registration fee: $71.00

Enduring Guardianship

(Fee half price if obtained with a Will or Power of Attorney)
Pensioner: Single - $120.00 Couple: $180.00
Non-Pensioner: Single - $150.00 Couple: $225.00

Divorce: The impact on the Kids

The Melbourne Age published an article today on the fact that there is a huge spike in divorce and separation matters at this time of year. Hypotheses about why abound; It’s because Christmas crystallizes people’s opinions, because it’s a New Year and time to get things done, or because people just plain ran out of time in the previous year.

The bottom line is that people are going to be seeing their lawyers to discuss their options this month.

Erina Legal manages family law matters for client and has a range of options available to help including mediation, negotiation and litigation where differences can’t be resolved outside the courts.

The source of the article is a UK information website about divorce called Inside Divorce. The rules around divorce are different in the UK to Australia but there is some interesting information on the site including this article on the impact of divorce on children.

Naturally, as a parent your main concern when separating is the effect on the kids’ happiness. The good news is that Children are mostly okay with their parents’ divorce. Kids also say they want their parents to not argue about them. This suggests that parents, where possible should negotiate an amicable arrangement.

Mediation is generally regarded as the best medium to achieve amicable settlements in stressful disputes. So, where possible, ask your lawyer about the opportunity for mediating your arrangements regarding the kids.

You can read more about this here.