Why no Will? Every month Rebecca Weare & Beccy Bristow solicitors at Start Point Law hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge, Dartmouth and Salcombe libraries. Over the course of 2019 our free legal clinics in the three local libraries added up to over 64 hours of free legal advice. We give our time to support our community because we think … Read More
The Gazette, 8 November 2019
The importance of Wills for cohabiting couples Every month Rebecca Weare & Beccy Bristow solicitors at Start Point Law hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge, Dartmouth and Salcombe libraries. The sessions are an opportunity to seek legal advice from a professional on a wide range of legal issues, and we are always happy to try to tackle any issue and … Read More
Who is your next of kin?
The Post, Legal Corner October-November 2019 Next of Kin is a term usually used to refer to your nearest blood relative, or in the case of a married couple or a civil partnership it usually means husband, wife or civil partner. Many people assume that being next of kin means that you automatically have the right to make decisions and … Read More
The Gazette, 11 October 2019
Protecting the bank of mum and dad? Every month we hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth and Salcombe. Recently we met a couple who wanted to lend their daughter money to help her to purchase her first property with her partner. They are not alone, it is estimated £6.3 billion will be provided by the “Bank of Mum … 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
The Gazette, August 9 2019
How does marriage affect your Will? Every month we hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and the Salcombe clinic will be back in September. With the current wedding season upon us, many couples are busy planning their big day and futures together. A couple who are getting married in September came to see us recently. They had heard … Read More
The Gazette, July 12 2019
What happens when you don’t appoint an attorney? Every month we hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, the Salcombe clinic will be back in September. Often people ask about a lasting power of attorney (LPA). This legal document appoints a person to make decisions on your behalf when you no longer have capacity to make decisions yourself. People … Read More
Why worry about Digital Assets
The Gazette, 19 June 2019 Every month we hold free legal clinics in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and in April, May and June we held a clinic Salcombe Library. We recently met a couple concerned about newspaper articles reporting a story involving a widow who had to take court proceedings against Apple to get access to the photographs that her deceased … Read More