estate planning
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Flatmates, Friends or De-factos and how to tell them apart
Flatmates, friends or de facto partners - how do you tell them apart
When it comes to romance and relationships, the emotional decision about who you think is your partner, may be very different to the legal decision about who is legally considered your de facto partner.
The questions about who may be a boyfriend or girlfriend or partner and who is a de facto become important distinctions when it comes to Superannuation payouts, Life Insurance nominations and Family Law claims on your finances, investments and property interests.
As Marriage Equality became law in Australia on 9th December 2017, *yay*, who is a married partner is now straightforward. Who is a de facto partner, is not always so straightforward especially for many in the LGBTQI Community.
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Pets, their owners and the rise of the fur baby
What's the plan for your Pets, if you're no longer here?
One of the more endearing traits of humanity is our ability to love who we love and our powerful drive to provide for those that we do.
While love knows no gender, it's also a fact our affections regularly cross the species barrier with Australians having one of the largest Pet ownership rates in the world, with three in five Australian households - or 5.9 million - having a Pet.
- Today 61% of Australian households have a Pet
- Dogs are the most popular Pet, with 37% of households owning a dog
- Cats are the second most popular Pet, with 31% of households owning a cat
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Who can make emergency medical decisions for you?
Ever wonder who can make emergency medical decisions for you when you can’t?
Most adults are presumed to have the needed mental capacity to give consent themselves. But what happens when you can’t make decisions for yourself?
Though you may have a large circle of friends, emergencies demand a certain kind of relationship.
Being to answer this question will probably make you stop and consider the quality of your key relationships and whether you have the right legal documents in play today, as part of your backup plan.
The person 'next in line to make decisions' for you is often referred to as the person responsible and it might not be your next of kin.
Single
Single Age is no indicator of relationship status or financial responsibility. You can be young and starting out or older and established; and both enjoying living the single life. You might be single, single again, sometimes single, single with kids, single with pets or perhaps something a little more complicated. When it comes to...
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Partnered
Partnered Sharing life and love with someone can be twice as exciting. You might be partnered, partnered with pets, officially de facto, officially married (yay!), splitting expenses but sharing life, or joining incomes and combining financial lives too. You might be together but living apart, working towards a future with kids, thinking...
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Parenting
Parenting For today's LGBTQIA+ families, there are no accidental families. You might be parenting and single with kids, parenting solo with kids, parenting and partnered with kids, (yours, theirs and ours), dual parents with kids, co-parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, or even adoptive parents of kids with additional needs (just...
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