Without overstating matters the legal profession is reluctant to embrace change. Suffice to say that there are many legal procedures that have stoically remained in place for many years (sometimes a few hundred). Indeed it is this stubborn refusal to budge on tradition that is sometimes to our detriment as professionals. While some things are […]
In 2009 Strata Title divisions ceased in South Australia. These divisions have effectively been replaced with Community Title divisions. What is the difference between Strata Title and Community Title divisions? Strata Title A Strata Unit is defined by structural divisions of a building (ie the inside lining of the wall, bottom of a ceiling), not […]
There is a common misconception that estate planning is just something that wealthy people need to do. Wrong. While anyone with a lot of assets and capital behind them certainly needs a comprehensive estate plan, it is also important that ordinary Australians have one too. “But I’m not worth much dead.” I hear you say. […]
When my wife and I decided to have a family, not wanting to take any chances, we wanted the best medical care that money could afford. We topped up our health insurance and employed a specialist obstetrician. However, even with our health insurance, what with co-payments and so forth, it was an expensive option that […]
At Welden & Coluccio Lawyers we are committed to our goal that sees us strive to become the most respected, innovative and distinguished estate planning firm in South Australia. Such a challenge has no hope of realisation without a conscious effort on our behalf to actively seek opportunities to engage with the legal community beyond […]
Just when you thought things were getting into something of a routine after the stresses and emotional turmoil of a separation and adjusting to new shared-parenting arrangements, the silly season is thrust upon you. In an effort to retain some semblance of peace as Christmas approaches, families in this situation are encouraged to consider the […]
Just for fun we thought we share this entertaining tidbit we recently unearthed. The article was featured in the local Port Augusta newspaper, The Transcontinental, in late 2004. Composed by then journalist and now local Adelaide comedian and founder of Grease Monkey Media; Jon Brooks, it offers a rare insight into Greg’s early years […]
“I haven’t spoken to my husband since the day he left the family home. That was five years ago. I’ve recently met someone and we’d like to get married. Problem is, I’m still married to my first husband . . . and I think he left the country. Can I still get a divorce even […]
The legal world has an obsession with these lovely little words that, while sounding really special and important to those outside the profession, they really mean something which is actually quite mundane. Take the word ‘caveat’ for instance. The word, originating from 16th Century Latin, translates directly to mean ‘let a person beware’. In other […]
In the not so distant past it was ‘normal’ for Aussies to partner off in their youth, marry in their early twenties and, as a couple, they would collectively develop a credit rating reflective of their shared financial habits. Whatever this was, couples copped this on the ‘collective chin’. However, with Australians taking longer to […]