Conveyancing
Buying or selling real estate is a major investment and is both exciting and stressful. It is important that you receive advice on all aspects of the transaction from reviewing the contract before you sign through to the final settlement.
At Morton & Morton, our experienced team of conveyancing staff and solicitors are able to provide detailed advice and assistance with all types of conveyancing including buying or selling residential or commercial property, buying or selling land, leases and entering into agreements for residence in a retirement home.
Most conveyancing is able to be completed for a fixed fee. Our team will be able to advise the anticipated fee for your situation and provide information in relation to any additional charges that may be incurred including search fees and payable stamp duty.
At Morton & Morton Solicitors, we understand the importance of planning for the future. That’s why we recommend creating two key documents that reflect your wishes.
Our team of succession lawyers will work with you to draft these documents, ensuring that your plans are clearly communicated and any potential confusion is avoided.
Whether you are concerned about receiving the care you need, want to ensure that your estate is managed by someone you trust, or want to provide for your loved ones after you’re gone, these documents can help.
Although the legal language surrounding these documents can be complex, our team is here to help you understand everything in plain English.
With years of experience serving a variety of clients, we are well-equipped to help you navigate this process.
Our Wills & Estates services include
Personal Injury
Suffering an injury or illness can seriously affect your income, your lifestyle, and your relationships with your family.
At Morton and Morton, a partner looks after you from the first interview to the final outcome of your injury claim.
Adrian Land has over 35 years’ experience in injury claims helping many people navigate the transition from injury through to obtaining proper compensation allowing you to move forward with your life.
During such a stressful time, it is important that you have someone local that you can see, talk to and discuss your matter whenever you need to.
It is not just an injury that can overturn your life. When you suffer an illness that stops you from working, we can assist you with a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) claim through your insurance or Superannuation.
The first interview is free and without obligation and we undertake most injury compensation and TPD claims on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Administration of Estates
Contact our office to arrange an appointment with one of our solicitors.
The administration of the estate after someone has passed can often feel overwhelming at a difficult time.
Morton & Morton are able to help make the process as straightforward as possible while protecting the assets and property. Our solicitors will assist with all necessary steps from the interpretation of the Will to the final distribution of the estate property including liaising with institutions and organisations, preparing any necessary court documents and arranging for the transfer of property.
The costs of administering an estate can vary depending on the size of the estate and the issues involved. Our solicitors will be able to provide an estimate of the expected costs and will work throughout to keep the costs involved down as much as possible to ensure that the assets of the estate are available for distribution to the beneficiaries.
At Morton & Morton Solicitors, we understand that family law can be complex and overwhelming, especially when combined with the demands of running a business or managing a household.
As experienced family lawyers, we are committed to providing you with efficient and effective solutions to your legal issues. We understand the value of your time and strive to be proactive in offering guidance and direction to help you achieve your goals and move forward.
As one of Queensland’s most experienced family law firms, we have a deep understanding of the legal system and the challenges that families often face during times of separation and divorce. We are dedicated to providing timely and practical advice to help you navigate these challenges and find the best possible solutions for your unique situation.
Our Family Law services include
Relationship Breakdown
Contact our office to make an appointment with one of our solicitors to discuss the options available to you.
At Morton & Morton our solicitors understand that the breakdown of a relationship can be a difficult time with a lot of uncertainty around what the ultimate result will be.
Our solicitors have extensive experience in family law and will be able to explain how the law will operate for the issues that you are concerned about.
Our solicitors’ aim is to help resolve any family law issues as quickly and amicably as possible with the minimum amount of expense so that you are able to move on with your life with certainty and security.
Our solicitors will act to protect your interests in all aspects of relationship breakdown including property disputes, children’s matters, child support, and divorce and can assist at all stages from negotiation to mediation and Court proceedings, if necessary.
Our solicitors will explain the process and limitation periods involved and provide realistic expectations of what to expect, how long the process will take, what the likely outcomes may be and how much it may cost.
As a Legal Aid Queensland preferred supplier, our staff are also able to assist by explaining the Legal Aid options that may be available and lodging any necessary application.
Financial Settlement
Contact our office to make an appointment with one of our solicitors to discuss the process and options available to you.
Financial settlement can be a daunting process for anyone going through a separation.
At Morton & Morton our solicitors will assist with all aspects of Financial Settlement including providing an initial advice, obtaining full financial disclosure from your ex-partner, representing you through negotiations and mediations and filing Court proceedings, if necessary.
Our solicitors are able to provide advice in relation to the process that will be undertaken, the considerations that will be taken into account and what the likely outcome will be as well as assisting to reality test the many possible outcomes that may be achieved. This includes helping put in place interim solutions until your matter is finalised.
Morton and Morton will be able to provide an estimate of fees and advise what can be done to keep fees to a minimum. Our solicitors will keep clients informed about the costs as the matter progresses and take all steps to ensure that the matter is resolved as quickly and as amicably as possible.
Unfortunately, a grant of Legal Aid is not available in all property matters however as a Legal Aid Queensland preferred supplier, our staff are also able to assist by explaining the Legal Aid options that may be available and lodging any necessary application.
Parenting Arrangements
Contact our office to make an appointment with one of our solicitors to discuss the process and options available to you.
At Morton & Morton our solicitors understand that reaching an agreement in relation to the arrangements for children can be difficult for someone going through a relationship breakdown or change in circumstances.
Our solicitors will listen to your concerns and provide advice in relation to what arrangements would be considered in the children’s best interests in your particular situation.
Our solicitors are able to represent you or act on your behalf through negotiations and mediation to reach an agreement. We will attend to the filing of any necessary documents to formalise any agreement that is reached.
It is important in any matters concerning arrangements for children that the children’s best interests remain the paramount consideration. Our solicitors will ensure that all possible outcomes are reality tested and that you are fully informed of what any potential outcome could look like and how the arrangements may change in the future.
Morton and Morton will be able to provide an estimate of fees and advise what can be done to keep fees to a minimum. Our solicitors will keep clients informed about the costs as the matter progresses and take all steps to ensure that the matter is resolved as quickly and as amicably as possible.
As a Legal Aid Queensland preferred supplier, our staff are also able to assist by explaining the Legal Aid options that may be available and lodging any necessary application.
Divorce
Contact our office to make an appointment with one of our solicitors to discuss the process and options available to you.
At Morton & Morton, our solicitors are able to assist with all aspects of a divorce application and service on your former spouse. We can also represent you at the Hearing of the Divorce Application in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
If you have been served with an Application for Divorce our solicitors are also able to provide you with advice and assistance to Respond to the Application and ensure that the Court has all of the relevant and required information for the Divorce to be processed.
Our solicitors will act to protect your interests and provide a smooth process with realistic expectations to provide certainty at a time that may be difficult for you.
Our Family Law services include
Will & Powers of Attorney
Making a Will may be one of the most important things anyone does. A carefully drafted Will ensures your money and assets are distributed to the people and charities you choose in accordance with your wishes. It also allows for the costs of administering your estate to be minimised.
An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) is a very useful and powerful document to nominate an appropriate person to make decisions for you in the event that you are not able to make those decisions yourself. This person can act on your behalf to make decisions about your assets and money when you are unable to do so. We always recommend that people have an Enduring Power of Attorney.
Morton & Morton Solicitors are able to provide you with the peace of mind of knowing that suitable and practical arrangements have been put in place and that all ‘technical’ matters have been attended to.
