CAN WE HELP TO RESOLVE YOUR LEGAL ISSUE? Every month Beccy Bristow from Start Point Law holds free legal clinics at Dartmouth and Kingsbridge libraries. Each clinic runs for two hours and is an opportunity for anyone with a legal issue to speak to Beccy free of charge. WHAT SORTS OF PROBLEMS CAN WE HELP WITH? Beccy qualified as a … Read More
The Post May/June2023
No such thing as ‘Common -Law’ marriage or partnership. If you are living with a partner and want to provide for their future security, then it is imperative that you make a Will. It is also very important to make a Will if you have children together – there is no such thing as a ‘common law’ marriage or partnership. … Read More
Free Monthly Legal Clinics at Kingsbridge and Dartmouth Libraries
CAN WE HELP TO RESOLVE YOUR LEGAL ISSUE? Every month Beccy Bristow from Start Point Law holds free legal clinics at Dartmouth and Kingsbridge libraries. Each clinic runs for two hours and is an opportunity for anyone with a legal issue to speak to Beccy free of charge. WHAT SORTS OF PROBLEMS CAN WE HELP WITH? Beccy qualified as a … Read More
The Post October/November 2022
What is an Executor and what do they do? The legal definition of an Executor is ‘a person appointed to deal with someone’s financial and administrative affairs after they die’. An executor is appointed in a Last Will and Testament. Step 1 – Register the death Step 2 – Locate the Will and secure property and assets Step 3 – … Read More
The Post August/September 2022
Weddings and Wills; With wedding season in full swing, many happy couples will be planning the finishing touches to their big day and probably the furthest thing from their mind is making a Will. However, planning for your future should include considering what life will be like for your loved ones when you die. Wills should always be put in … Read More
The Post May/June 2022
No such thing as ‘Common Law’ marriage or partnership; If you are living with a partner and want to provide for their future security, then it is imperative that you make a Will. It is also very important to make a Will if you have children together – there is no such thing as a ‘common-law’ marriage or partnership. Having … Read More
Monthly free legal clinics
Can we help to resolve your legal issue? Every month Beccy Bristow from Start Point Law holds free legal clinics at Dartmouth and Kingsbridge libraries. Each clinic runs for two hours and is an opportunity for anyone with a legal issue to speak to Beccy free of charge. What sorts of problems can we help with? Beccy qualified as a … Read More
What does an Executor do?
The Village Voice, September 2019 What is an executor and what do they do? The legal definition of an Executor is “a person appointed to deal with someone’s financial and administrative affairs after they die”. An executor is appointed in a Last Will and Testament. Step 1 – Register the death You must register the death within five days at … Read More
The Gazette 13 September
What happens to your possessions when you die? Last month an elderly lady spoke to us about her Will. She had a Will in which she had made provision for her assets to be divided equally between her children. She had started to worry about what would happen to her things after she died? Who was going to decide who … Read More
What is Inheritance Tax?
The Gazette, 12 April 2019 What is Inheritance Tax? Every month we hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and last month we held our first of two special dates in Salcombe Library. We are often asked questions about inheritance tax, and whilst everyone has heard of inheritance tax not many people understand it. Back to basics Inheritance … Read More
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