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At Pickel Legal, we are passionate about serving clients knowledgeably and compassionately. We equip our clients with the knowledge and guidance they need to make wise and informed decisions. We strive for excellence and quality in everything we do by doing the best job we possibly can for our clients.
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Irene Pickel: Irene has been a solicitor since 1980, practising in Bowral on the Southern Highlands. Irene is an accredited specialist in family law and has worked on simple and complex family law matters, including children’s matters involving relocation within Australia and overseas and child abduction cases involving non-Hague convention countries. Irene has handled property matters with a modest asset pool to multi-million dollar asset pools, including family trusts, overseas assets and farming properties that have been in one party’s family for generations.
Ann Lang: Ann joined the firm in May 2017 as a legal secretary. Ann has since taken on the role of office manager as well as covering reception and streamlining the office precedents. The firm’s clients will attest to Ann’s attention to detail, her enthusiasm and organisational skills.
Karen Hannon: Karen provides a range of duties at Pickel Legal including reception and office administrative tasks as well as administrative support in family law, property law, wills & estates. She is experienced in preparing legal documents and the use of LEAP legal software.
family law, legal advice, conveyancing, estate disputes, will & estates
A property settlement concerns the division of assets, liabilities and financial resources between a separated couple to legally finalise their financial affairs. The conclusion of a legal property settlement enables the parties to move on with their respective financial activities and enables various stamp duty concessions when transferring certain assets such as real estate.
A person may seek a property settlement once he or she separates from a former spouse or de facto partner. There is no requirement to be divorced before settling your financial affairs however the following time limitations are important: the granting of a divorce triggers a twelve-month limitation period within which to bring court proceedings for a property settlement or spousal maintenance.
Whatever share of the property pool you receive, it is essential that you are aware of the financial implications before you finalise a property settlement. The retention, transfer, disposal or division of assets must be considered in light of taxation and stamp duty implications, the effect on your personal circumstances, and your current and future needs.
