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Transition into Aged Care
Entering an aged care facility can often be associated with a decline in physical health, loss of independence, loss of personal significant objects and belongings, and can result in relocation...
Blended Families and Will Making
Common issues that arise when making a Will are: how to leave your estate to your spouse and prevent children or stepchildren from making a claim on your estate,...
When I Leave a Retirement Village or Aged Care Facility?
Transitioning into a retirement village or aged care facility can be (and often is) a very stressful and unnerving time in one’s life. There are numerous things to consider,...
Timely Wills
With Christmas holidays just around the corner, now is the time to put in place (or review) your Will and estate planning documents. Ideally, your Will should be in...
Elder Abuse
Australia’s population is aging and living longer. Age, mental health and medication of an older person can increase their vulnerability and reduce their capability for self-protection. This is fertile...
Dividing Fences
A dividing fence (usually) defines the common boundary between neighbouring properties. Sometimes disagreements can arise about a dividing fence, or proposed dividing fence. For example, the fence may be...
Estate Planning & Pensioners Assets Test
Think about the value of your combined assets… Most likely you and your partner are under the threshold of the pensioner assets test, or at least if you are...
What to do when debts are overdue
In small to medium business, cash flow is a major priority, and when invoices, debts and loans are not being paid, overdue debts can instigate a flow-on effect that...
Do You Love Your Builder?
But more importantly, does your builder love you? The building industry has become a legalistic minefield in recent times. We constantly see the differing views of what the “builder...
Elder Abuse and Power of Attorney
Have you (or someone you know) made a Power of Attorney (POA) and are now uncomfortable with it? Do you know of anyone who may be abusing (or being...
Calculating the cost of buying a house
The cost of buying a house is likely to be one of the largest sums of money you will spend, but what about all those extra expenses that might...
Appointment of Enduring Guardian (AEG)
The time may come when you cannot speak for yourself. If you had a serious accident, or became gravely ill, who would make health, medical and life style decisions...
Acknowledgement of Country
Castrikum Adams Legal acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the Arakwal people, the Minjungbal people and the Widjabul people of the Bundjalung Nation, and pay our respects to elders past and present.