You must choose your power of attorney someone you trust to have the mental capacity to make decisions on their behalf. Contact a notary or solicitor to get legal advice.
Here, we detail four helpful actions to take into account when transferring the shares of a shareholder who has passed away with business owners and executors in mind.
It is strongly advised to have a straightforward will in place even if you do not have a sizable quantity of cash. You have a lot more flexibility with it, and you may decide who will inherit your possessions after you pass away. Without a will, the default laws of intestacy, as outlined by the law, would determine how your inheritance was divided. This may not be how you planned your possessions to be divided and may benefit those you did not intend to leave anything. Hence, in our legal advice, we would suggest appointing a power of attorney who will ensure nobody else gets to make decisions upon your death.
Subletting is distinct from assignation, which is the transfer of a lease from one tenant to another. In an assignment, the exiting tenant's rights and obligations under the lease are transferred to the new tenant, negating the landlord's power to take legal action against the original tenant as in a subleasing arrangement. Because the head tenant is still responsible to the landlord for the rent and other amounts due under the head lease, it is often less likely to be acceptable for a landlord to withhold consent to a sublet based on the sub-financial tenant's strength.
A school is thus prohibited from discriminating and being unlawful against a disabled student in any area, including admissions, instruction, exclusion, or denial of opportunities or choices. All educational activities, including assessments and internal exams, behaviour and discipline management, and use of school facilities, are included in this provision of education, as well as any extracurricular and recreational activities, after-school and homework clubs, sports activities, and field trips. To know more, contact our solicitors!
Watching court proceedings on TV, filled with tears, temper tantrums, and dramas are entertaining, but it's best to avoid them in real life and try to resolve disputes without going to court. Given the sensitive and unpleasant topics that will be discussed, it is understandable that cups of tea and tissue boxes will frequently appear in family law hearings. But there is an alternate approach. The tension and anxiety caused by a relationship breaking down might be lessened through "Collaborative Practice."
It is possible to take charge of the process to ensure the best result for you and your family if you find yourself in a situation where getting a divorce is your only option because your partnership has failed, either now or in the future.
As family lawyers, we recognise the value of communication. We are aware that a client and their child may be dealing with trying circumstances that could harm their mental health. Younger children need reassurance and special care during this period. We assist them in settling separation-related legal concerns. When it comes to the subject of divorce or separation, it is important to reassure your children and ensure they talk about their feelings. There are two strategies of problem-solving that might lessen the conflict of a separation or divorce and the stress brought on by relationship failure: collaboration and mediation. These strategies need to be taken by the mother and father who need to put in efforts together to maintain a good relationship with the other parent.
In our experience as family and child law solicitors in Glasgow who counsel clients on a daily basis, the procedures involved in resolving disputes are among the most commonly asked issues by clients.
April is Stress Awareness Month, and as family lawyers, we frequently help people who are struggling with a variety of challenging problems, both emotional and otherwise, when a relationship has ended. One issue that frequently raises concern is the arrangements for any children of the partnership to have contact with the non-resident parent.
When you buy a home, especially your first home in a joint tenancy, it is rather a big step and you may be worried about a mortgage.
When a couple buys a home in their joint names but makes unequal contributions to the cost of acquisition, this is a typical situation in which a cohabitation agreement may be entered into. In that case, a cohabitation agreement can effectively ringfence their individual contributions in the event of a breakup. There is no "one size fits all" solution; rather, such agreements are personalised, suited to the specific circumstances of the partnership, and can handle a wide range of issues.
The Scottish Law Commission released its "Report on Cohabitation" on November 2, 2022. Following a protracted consultation process with lawyers, academics, the general public, and decision-makers, the paper explores how the current law governing cohabitants' rights upon separation might be amended.
Parents have a variety of obligations and rights regarding their children, including the duty and the right to protect and advance the health, welfare, and development of the child, have a say in where the child lives, participate in their upbringing, serve as the child's legal guardian, and always act in the best interests of the child.
Family lawyers in Scotland will be familiar with the "bible" known as Greens Family Law, but how environmentally friendly (or unfriendly) is family law?
When a child is involved in a difficult dispute, a court order could be necessary to settle the matter. Here are the "specifics" on particular issue orders, regardless of whether the situation involves school, holidays, relocation, or medical intervention.
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