Practice Areas

Why You Need the Top Lawyers

G & S Law Group is your new and vibrant legal team in Parramatta who have a commitment to proving great service to all clients. We have an experienced team of lawyers who offer premium legal services at cost-effective rates. G & S is a dynamic and progressive small firm who prides itself on excellence in client service. With a track record of success, our lawyers take the time needed to fully understand your legal problems, provide professional advice and efficient service to ensure we get the best Results.

Our solicitor work hands on to ensure that you actually have a lawyer working on your file and a lawyer who takes your calls. Our prices are competitive and we always take steps to ensure that you are always charged fairly. As a newly incorporated practice, our firm works harder than establish firms to build new and long lasting client relationships and prove to our clients that we are fully committed to being their long term legal team.

To learn more about your new legal team, please contact us to arrange a meeting.

Legal Practice Areas

Building and Construction law

Family law (Divorce, property settlements and children)

Litigation

Strata law

Debt Collection

Commercial law (Buying and selling a business, leasing, franchising etc)

Property (Buying and selling property)

Superannuation

In Family law matters, the superannuation splitting law treats superannuation as a different type of property. It allows separating couples value their superannuation and split superannuation payments, although this is not mandatory. NB: Superannuation is still subject to superannuation laws.

To split your Super with your former spouse or partner, you will need to apply for property and financial orders.

FAMILY LAW

Property Settlements

In the unfortunate event of separation between married couples the common dispute is how to divide the matrimonial assets (property) and debts. There are various ways this can be done:

Agreement on how your property should be divided without any court involvement if you cannot reach an agreement, applying to the Family Court or Federal Circuit Court for financial orders, including:

1. orders relating to the division of property; and
2. payment of spouse or de facto partner maintenance.
3. The division of assets and debts is set out in the Family Law Act 1975, which provides what the Court considers when deciding financial disputes after the breakdown of a marriage. There is no formula used to divide your property. The decision of the Court is made after a consideration of all evidence and what is just and equitable based on the facts and circumstances of your case.

Divorce

If you have separated from your husband/wife and wish to divorce them then you first need to ascertain the following:

Have you been separated for a period of twelve (12) months or more (this may be so, even if you have been living under the same roof);
Have you been married for more than two (2) years? (If not, there are some additional requirements that we will need to discuss with you)
If you have children under the age of eighteen (18) years, you will need to be able to show that satisfactory arrangements have been made for them

The next step you need to take is contact our office to make an appointment, so that we can finalise your divorce application for you.

Child custody and child support

The most important considerations when making orders about your children are:

Allowing for your children to continue to have a loving and meaningful relationship with both their parents and other family members
Parents sharing responsibility for their children
A safe environment, with no violence or abuse

When making arrangements for your children, you will need to consider, their age, establishing a regular routine, notice if you wish to change the routine, whether it is reasonably practical for your child to spend equal time with each parent, to name a few.

G&S Law Group can assist you put a formal agreement into place regarding the future of your child.

WILLS, ESTATES & PROBATES

Challenging Wills & Family Provision Claims

A Will can be challenged on the grounds that it is not valid. The person contesting an invalid Will would have to show that:

it was not your last Will (you had made another one at a later date)
it was not properly executed and witnessed
you did not have mental capacity when you made it (which is why it is important to make a Will while you are still well and there is no question about your mental capacity)
it was changed after it was originally signed, or
you were forced or pressured (rather than just encouraged) into making the Will.

Certain categories of people (mostly family) can also contest a Will within 12 months of your death if they believe they weren’t properly provided for in the Will. This is called a ‘family provision claim’. Having your Will made by a solicitor can lessen the chances of this happening.

Estates & Probate

What to do with a deceased persons Estate will often depend on a number of factors including whether or not the not the deceased had a will.

There is a will

If you are an executor in the deceased’s will, you have certain duties to protect the estate. The most important duties of the executor include:

taking control of the assets owned by the deceased;
identifying debts owed to and by the estate;
applying for a grant of probate at the Supreme Court of New South Wales;
paying the debts of the deceased; and
distributing the estate to the beneficiaries according to the will after obtaining a grant of probate.

There is no will

If you are a next of kin, relative or close friend of the deceased, you may apply to the Supreme Court of NSW for letters of administration to distribute the deceased’s estate where:

there is no will, or
there is a will but there is no executor named in the will, or
the executor in the will is unable or unwilling to act.

Probate & Letters of Administration

Contact G&S Law Group today to find out if you need to apply for a Grant of Probate or letters of administration with the Supreme Court of NSW, as there are certain circumstances where these applications will not be required, which can help save a great deal of expense.

BUSINESS LAW

Our firm has extensive experience in the following areas:

Purchasing and/or sale of your business;
Commercial Leasing;
Retail Leasing;
Assignment of Lease; and
Franchise agreements.

Should you require our assistance in relation to the above or any other business type issues or transaction, then contact our office now for an obligation free consultation.

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Our solicitors have combined over 10 years’ experience in all areas of commercial litigation in the local, district Supreme and high Court of Australia. We also have experience in the Federal magistrates Court and Federal Court of Australia. Commercial Litigation involves a range of complex area such as, corporate disputes, insolvency / bankruptcy, breach of the corporation law and other areas. Commercial litigation can be a long and drawn out process and most firms are focused on maximising their fees earned rather than getting you the best result. With experience in alternative dispute resolution and a focus on the best results, our firm will focuses on the best resolution for you.

If you have a commercial litigation issue contact our staff and we can arrange to give you fast advice on a plan of attack to resolve your matter.

DEBT COLLECTION

If you are having problems collecting your accounts receivable, or are simply owed money by someone, then you have come to the right place. Debt collection can generally be broken down into three stages; we have provided an overview, as follows:

Stage 1 – Putting the debtor on notice

Our Firm is highly experienced in collecting outstanding debts for clients and are often able to do so by demanding payment and negotiating on your behalf with the debtor.

If you have a number of accounts that are still outstanding accounts, then please enquire about our Corporate Debt Collection offer.

Stage 2 – Legal Proceedings

If legal proceedings become necessary it is essential that you retain our Firm, as we are capable of having your matter expedited, in an efficient and effective manner.

The law has become quite complex, with different rules for each Court, and even different divisions within those Courts. At our Firm, you rest assured that all your legal issues will be dealt with in the appropriate course, so that there are no legal ramifications for you or your business.

Stage 3 – Enforcement

Generally these matters are not defended by debtors because the debt is conceded, if so we will endeavor to obtain judgment in your favour, against the debtor. The most important step then becomes enforcement of that judgment.

With our extensive experience in enforcement, we will be able to quickly and efficiently identify the most appropriate enforcement method(s). Our Firm has a proven ability to move swiftly, so that the debtor is not given the opportunity to dispose of assets and avoid their liability to you!

To make an inquiry about our debt collection services, call our office to speak to a qualified lawyer now.