JENLEGAL
Our Services
Wills & Estates
Estate Planning
- Simple Wills.
- Complex Wills, for example where there are blended families or adult children from a previous marriage.
- Wills including testamentary trusts.
- Enduring Powers of Attorney.
- Appointments of Enduring Guardian.
- Advising in relation to binding death nominations in relation to your superannuation
Deceased Estates
- Applying to Supreme Court of NSW for Probate of the deceased’s Will.
- Applying to Supreme Court of NSW for Letters of Administration where the deceased died without a Will.
- After Probate or letters of Administration have been obtained, notify the beneficiaries of their entitlements, assist the executor in collecting the assets of the estate, pay any expenses or debts of the estate and prepare final accoutns and make final distributions to the beneficiaries.
Conveyancing & Property
I act on the sale or purchase of all types of real estate including vacant land, houses, town houses, apartments, industrial and commercial including strata title and company title properties and off-the plan purchases.
Sale
- Preparation of contract for sale that complies with the relevant legal requirements and contains all necessary disclosures.
- Taking into account your specific requirements eg for a delayed settlement, deposit required.
- Advising in relation to particular requirements for the contract eg where there is a pool or spa or where there have been alterations and improvements to the property.
- Advising on particular requirements for the sale of a strata title property or rural property.
- Reviewing agency agreement with real estate agent.
- Liaising with your bank (if applicable) in relation to the discharge of any mortgage.
- All matters in connection with exchange of contracts and settlement.
Purchase
- Reviewing contract for sale.
- Reviewing Building and Pest inspection reports.
- In the case of a strata title property reviewing strata inspection report to understand the financial position of the Owners Corporation and to determine whether there any issues that have been flagged by the Owners Corporation in relation to the building.
- Advising in relation to the Cooling Off period if applicable
- Advising in relation to stamp duty and any concessions that may be available or surcharges that may be applicable in the case of a foreign purchaser.
- Advising in relation to any GST that may be applicable in the case of non-exempt properties.
- Liaising with your bank (if applicable) in relation to the discharge of any mortgage.
- All matters in connection with exchange of contracts and settlement.
Notarial Services
We provide the following Notarial services:
- Authenticating official, Government and personal documents and information for use overseas such as academic records, ASIC searches and employment histories.
- Witnessing signatures of individuals to documents to be used overseas.
- Witnessing Powers of Attorney for use overseas such a academic records, passports and birth certificates
- Certifying true copies of documents for use overseas such as passports and birth certificates
- For corporations and business, witnessing documents and authenticating status and transactions as well as providing certificates of good standing.
- Dealing with documentation for land, property and deceased estates overseas.
If the document to be sent overseas requires the signature and seal of the Notary to be legalised (certified as correct) by The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), I can assist with the process of obtaining the legalisation (Apostille or Authentication depending on the country) and ascertaining the requirements of the Consulate of the country where the document is to be used