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
The Gazette, 10 January 2020
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
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
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
Weddings & Wills
The Post – Legal corner August/September 2019 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 … Read More