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• Form 7 Affidavit Accompanying Statutory Demand

  Prepare the Form 7 affidavit accompanying a statutory demand by verifying the debt, deponent’s knowledge and execution against the creditor’s records.

• Corporate Power of Attorney: Authority Checks

  Before a company signs through an attorney, check its delegation, execution and limits. Match company power of attorney documents to financial records.

• International Power of Attorney: Recognition Checks

  Using an overseas power of attorney in Australia? Check execution, translation and authentication, then verify acceptance for the proposed transaction.

• Power of Attorney for India From Australia

  Signing a power of attorney for India from Australia? Check consular requirements and property authority, then preserve the asset-transfer evidence.

• Special Power of Attorney for the Philippines

  Preparing a special power of attorney for the Philippines? Check Australian execution, accepted authentication and the transaction authority it grants.

• Power of Attorney for Dubai Property Sale

  Selling Dubai property through an attorney? Check the sale authority, Australian document authentication and the trail of settlement proceeds.

• Post-Separation Abuse: Signs and Evidence

  Post-separation abuse can continue through money, contact and court processes. Preserve evidence and plan safe legal responses with your solicitor.

• Affidavit of Service: Prepare and Check Proof

  An affidavit of service by post records how documents were sent. Check the court’s permitted method, required proof and the correct form before filing.

• What is a Probate Caveat? Grounds and Responses

  Need to stop a disputed grant? Understand what a probate caveat does, who can lodge one and how to respond before the estate proceeds.

• Renunciation of Probate: Before and After a Grant

  Can an executor renounce after a grant of probate? Distinguish renunciation before a grant from discharge afterwards and preserve estate-account records.

• How to Reseal a Grant of Probate Across Borders

  A reseal of probate in Victoria can support collection of local assets. Check which grants qualify, filing requirements and the resulting authority.

• NSW Probate Exemplification: Documents and Uses

  Need an authenticated NSW grant for another jurisdiction? Check exemplification of probate, the documents to request and acceptance before lodging.

• Grant of Probate in Solemn Form: Disputed Wills

  Contesting probate can require a grant in solemn form. Identify the will dispute, parties and evidence, keeping validity separate from family provision.

• Limited Grant of Probate: Scope and Asset Evidence

  Need authority for a restricted estate task? Understand a limited grant of probate, its permitted acts and the asset evidence the court requires.

• BFA Property Transfers: Documents and Completion

  Completing BFA property transfers? Check stamp duty valuation evidence, title changes, loan releases and payments against the agreement and revenue rules.

• Small Business Restructuring: Eligibility and Plans

  Can a company use small business restructuring? Test eligibility, reconcile ATO debt and prepare a funded plan for the creditor decision.

• PPSA: Personal Property Securities Act and Claims

  The PPSA governs security interests in personal property. Check attachment, perfection, priority and proceeds under the Personal Property Securities Act.

• What is a Binding Death Benefit Nomination?

  A binding death benefit nomination directs a super payment if valid. Check superannuation beneficiary rules, fund terms and routes to dispute a decision.

• Writing a Will: The Solicitor’s Checklist

  Writing a will begins with the testator’s instructions, assets and beneficiaries. Check capacity, drafting, execution and the solicitor’s retained file.

• Enduring Guardianship: Appointments and Review

  An enduring guardian makes authorised personal decisions when the appointment operates. Check enduring guardianship powers, limits and review routes.

• What Does Child Support Cover in Australia?

  What does child support cover in Australia? Distinguish ordinary children’s costs, additional expenses, agreed payments and credits against an assessment.

• Independent Children’s Lawyers: Role and Evidence

  An independent children’s lawyer represents a child’s best interests. Check appointment, evidence, communication and costs in a parenting matter.

• Members’ Voluntary Liquidation: Solvent Closure

  Follow the members voluntary liquidation process from the solvency declaration to appointment, creditor payments and distributions from a solvent company.

• Provisional Liquidators: Powers and Evidence

  What is a provisional liquidator? Understand the interim appointment to preserve company assets, the powers in the court order and how directors respond.