Anglicisation chaos LUCCIANO Lombardi was born in Italy and migrated to Australia in the late 1950s, when he was twelve years old. Finding that most Australians struggle to say his name properly, Lucciano begins to go by Luke Lombard, which is the name printed on his first Driver Licence. In 1978 Luke buys

SHORTLY after their marriage, Amy and Robert build their family home on a property owned by Robert’s father. Amy and Robert have two children together but unfortunately, after a 15-year marriage, their relationship breaks-down. The parties are unable to reach agreement in relation to property settlement and Amy commences action in the

KEVIN and Julie are successful investors in local property and decided to assist their friends Wayne and Gabby, who had recently married, enter the market. The idea was that Wayne would borrow his share from Kevin and Julie and that Gabby would pay her own share; so all parties contributed

Claim on Grandfather’s estate amid history of drug abuse PETER’S parents divorce when he is ten years of age. Peter resides with his mother during his teenage years and has little to do with his father. In his late teens, Peter develops a heroin addiction. This addiction led to Peter being on

What is a notary public? VINCENT migrated from Italy 30 years ago and lives happily on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Vincent’s family remained in Italy and when his father passes away, a dispute arises regarding his estate. Vincent is close to his sister and trusts that she will be

Different residences preserve relationship JACK and Jill have been married for 40 years. Ten years ago, Jack moves out of the matrimonial home and into separate accommodation. Five years ago, Jack is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and moves into an aged-care facility. When Jack passes-away, he is receiving a pension from his superannuation fund. Jill

MAX and Dave were joint owners of a café business. They both executed a retail lease, which had three years to run with an option to renew for an additional 5 years. Max had a young family and found it difficult to juggle work, kids and surfing, so he decided to sell

Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill Passed THIS week, we take a break from the usual format of this column to address the recent passing of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, which has been of interest to many of my clients. Although the Bill has been passed, voluntary assisted dying or VAD, is not

Court-made Will considerations LUCAS is involved in a serious car accident at three years of age. He suffers a severe brain injury which significantly affects his cognitive development. Lucas is placed under the care of the Department of Child Safety. His mother is not involved in his daily care amid accusations of neglect and

Donald had nose bent out of joint THE Benders were pioneering banana growers in north-east NSW. Brian was the patriarch of the Bender family and when he died, he left his share of the plantations, and commercial properties to his children George and Isobel. George and Isobel continued the tradition and became key