Wills and Estates
Wills and Estates: What you should know
Proper estate planning entails much more than the mere drafting of a Last Will and Testament.
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Proper estate planning entails much more than the mere drafting of a Last Will and Testament.
Litigation is a phrase that is commonly used when referring to the process where parties refer their disputes to a court for adjudication and a litigation attorney is similarly an attorney that specialises in moving these disputes to court on behalf of their clients.
Motion proceedings are instituted by the issuing of a notice of motion and the applicant’s case or cause of action is set out in an affidavit. The application is thereafter served on the respondent by the sheriff of the court.
A successful litigation attorney must have sound knowledge and a proper understanding of court processes to protect his client’s interest during litigation, including in matters of family law, criminal law, commercial law, labour law etc.
and a document which is commonly referred to as a “particulars of claim”. The particular of claim sets forth the plaintiff’s claim and contains all the averments necessary for a plaintiff’s case to succeed and the success of a prospective litigant is largely dependant on the skill, knowledge, and diligence with which his/her attorney, drafted this important document.
with claims for damage caused by animals and pets, including attacks by dogs. Victims may be able to claim compensation by means of litigation and more specifically action proceedings.
Family Law is a phrase that is commonly used when referring to the legal field that regulates and resolves family relationships and disputes and, a family attorney is similarly an attorney that specialises in assisting parties to regulate and resolve their family relationships and disputes, even by referring these matters to court on behalf of their clients.
Divorces are generally characterized by the absence of communication, financial insecurity, feelings of loss, and above all, high incidents of overt conflict. To make matters worse, the parties will now have to immerse themselves in legal proceedings for which they neither have the emotional appetite nor the required experience. This is your guide to Surviving Divorce.
Maintenance is traditionally classified as either spousal maintenance or child maintenance, but children are just as much obligated to support their parents and grandparents as they are obliged to maintain their children and grandchildren.
Spousal maintenance is the obligation to provide a spouse or previous spouse with housing, food, clothing, education, and even medical care or at least contribute to such spouse’s living expenses.
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