by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 27, 2016 | Articles, Blog
DO Consider your behaviour and communication with your ex-spouse. It might be impacting negatively on a property or parenting agreement. Acknowledge to yourself if you are not coping and engage a counsellor or therapist It is important to have a good support system...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 14, 2016 | Articles, Blog
The current creepy clown craze now terrifying communities in Australia poses risks, not only for the public at large, but also the offenders, where their actions may lead to criminal charges ranging from assault to more seriously manslaughter or even murder. A person...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 5, 2016 | Articles, Blog
As tempting as it might be, do not give your estranged husband or wife a sly grin and hand them your set of sealed divorce papers already obtained from court. As with many legal processes, rules of court exist to govern processes within court proceedings, such as, in...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 5, 2016 | Articles, Blog
The High Court in the recent Gerard Baden-Clay decision restoring the verdict of murder reminds us of the fundamental function of the jury to determine the issues of fact. Given the role of the jury trial in our criminal justice system and as representatives of the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 5, 2016 | Articles, Blog
When a person dies their tax obligations do not die with them. It is usually necessary to lodge a tax return for the financial year in which they died. However, if the deceased was not required to lodge a tax return before their death there may be no need to lodge a...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 5, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Property settlements can be complicated and intricate affairs. Increasingly, individuals have financial structures that include companies, family trusts with corporate trustees, self managed super funds and share portfolios. The existence of these kinds of...
