Kiwis love property—we are a nation of homeowners and investors. This means buying and selling property are the most significant financial transactions we will make—it’s essential to get it right.

We all desire a long, happy, healthy life—and we certainly hope this is the case for you. But life can throw curve balls… in this eventuality, good Estate Planning and Asset Protection come to the fore.

The term ‘Elder Law’ is an increasingly specialist area focusing on the needs of kiwis aged 65 or over—meaning; that as we get older and head into retirement, our legal affairs begin to take on new significance.

Facing the prospect of moving from the family home into a Retirement Village later in life is difficult enough without having to wade your way through a complicated Occupation Right Agreement.
We will explain your rights and obligations and the every day ins and outs of retirement village living in plain, jargon free English.  This can be done in the comfort of your own home if that suits you. We take the mystery out of these complicated documents.

The death of a loved one is a traumatic time for any family. There are legal rules about how and when an estate can be distributed. 
We will explain those aspects of estate law to you in plain, jargon free English at a time and place to suit you. Getting Probate of a last Will or Letters of Administration where your loved one did not leave a Will takes time.  We will guide you through this to a timely distribution to beneficiaries.

You spend a lifetime acquiring assets and working towards retirement.  However if there is one certainty in this life, it is that we are all going to die. Therefore a well drafted Will can ensure that you save your family further stress at what is already a difficult time.
We help you make sure your assets go to the people you want them to go to and help you avoid messy claims against your estate.