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Claire Tan

Transferring property from trust to beneficiary - Do I need to pay stamp duty?

Short answer - depends. There are certain stamp duty exemptions found in the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) that we may look at to waive the...

Claire Tan

Not giving your name to police when requested - Is it an offence?

Yesterday I saw this video that went viral (click here) - a Melbourne woman filmed herself refusing to reveal her name and address,...

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Buying Property Explained: "Subject to Finance"

My client sold his property to a buyer on 12 July 2020, they signed a contract of sale with a ‘subject to finance’ condition with loan...

Claire Tan

墨尔本封城期间，能立遗嘱吗？

疫情下，很多朋友也许意识到生命脆弱，开始考虑遗嘱这个问题。在华人传统观念里，遗嘱和遗产分配通常是晚年或疾病时才会思考的问题。但不怕一万，就怕万一，提早思考遗产分配这事情并没有什么好避忌的，如果您希望过世以后，伴侣，孩子，孙子能和和气气，您更应该这个时候勇敢面对。...

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Getting a Divorce? Watch 'Marriage Story' first.

Communication breakdown, is the primary reason why a divorce turned ugly. Why on Earth do two people who used to love each other, then...

Claire Tan

澳洲禁止驱逐租户六个月，住宅租户是否可免付租金？（维州）

百年一次的疫情导致诸多企业被迫关闭，收入减少，和失业。澳洲政府为了应对疫情所提出将执行的政策造成房东和租户们的困惑：这是否意味着租客可以单方面停止支付租金六分月？我在这指出房东和租客在采取任何行动以前需要了解的事项。背景...