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Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren

Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | May 27, 2025 | Family Law

“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” (Quoted in the judgment below) One of the greatest tragedies of family fall-outs will always be the effect they have on the children involved. A recent High Court fight over a granny’s...
How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners

How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | May 27, 2025 | Family Law, Property, Wills and Estate Planning

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of bandages and adhesive tape.” (Groucho Marx) It’s a perennial topic of dispute in our courts. A couple lives together, sharing the same roof and everything else in perfect happiness and harmony.  Until it all goes south....
A New School Year Dawns – Can Unpaid Fees Bar Your Child From Enrolling?

A New School Year Dawns – Can Unpaid Fees Bar Your Child From Enrolling?

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jan 7, 2025 | Family Law, General Interest

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” (Mark Twain) Our Constitution guarantees everyone rights to education, but that doesn’t mean parents can necessarily pick and choose which schools they send their children to. Nor does it mean that they can...
This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname?

This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname?

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Oct 28, 2024 | Family Law

“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) Your wedding to-do list will be a long one, and getting all the “boring legal bits” in order before you marry may not seem like a huge priority. But it is. Choices...
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage

Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Aug 27, 2024 | Family Law

“Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.” (Rita Mae Brown) How will the new “Three-Pot Retirement System” (often referred to as a “Two-Pot System”) affect financial arrangements on divorce? Retirement savings can amount to a significant...
Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action

Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jul 29, 2024 | Family Law

“Love is grand. Divorce is a hundred grand.” (Anon) In the boiler room that is the divorce court, it’s common to hear accusations and counter-accusations of one spouse disposing of or concealing marital assets to hide them from the other spouse. The good news is that...
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