Experts In Dispute resolution and Legal Services

AMICABLE RESOLUTIONS

Amicable Resolutions offers you and your loved ones the following services at affordable costs taking away much of the stress and heartache associated with most legal fees.

A private, confidential, and co-operative process in which an impartial person (mediator) supports individuals to resolve conflict and settle differences. It is a voluntary process where participants maintain control of the outcome, without resolutions or agreements being imposed on them. 

• Issues between family members. 
• Issues with or about older family members. 
• Deceased estate disputes between family members.
• Friendship groups issues. 
• Community disputes including neighbourhood issues. 
• Parent/adolescent disputes. 
• Workplace issues. 
• Not-for-profit organisations disputes among members.

Conflict Coaching is a one-on-one process in which a trained coach helps individuals gain increased competence and confidence to independently manage their interpersonal disputes or to assist them in having a difficult conversation with someone or to engage in any alternative dispute resolution, such as negotiations and mediation.

Conflict coaching brings together coaching and alternative dispute resolution in a powerful process which supports people to reach their goals in the way they manage conflict. 

In conflict coaching, the client, not the conflict coach, is responsible for the outcome. 

What Type of Issues Can Conflict Coaching Help With?

§ Conflicts in the workplace.

§ Divorce and post-decree situations.

§ Community disputes.

§ Family disagreements.

§ Business conflicts. 

And more.

Macleod Legal is a boutique law firm that provides a comprehensive range of specialist services in the specific area of estate and succession law to assist you and your loved ones prioritising your concerns about your wealth, its preservation, and transfer by actively collaborating with you and your accountants, financial planners, and other professional advisors. 

Drafting Wills & Powers of Attorney and Family Agreements 

An effective estate plan is so much more than just making a will. It also involves consideration of what should happen if you are unable to look after your own affairs while you are alive. 

Here at Macleod Legal we assist with the drafting of wills, powers of attorney, and appointment of medical treatment decision makers. We also provide advice for the executor/s of a will and the management of deceased estates, life insurance collection issues and superannuation claims. 

Additional Legal Services Offered 

Additionally, we can draft specific interpersonal agreements between parties, such as loan agreements, family agreements, also known as assets for care arrangements, or co-ownership agreements, granny flat agreements or deeds of family arrangements. There are many matters that written agreements should be put in place to safeguard the various parties involved in a matter. 

Please note: That when drafting any of the above family agreements, Macleod Legal, due to any potential conflict of interest, can only act for one family member, each party to any of the above agreements are strongly advised to seek independent legal advice to ensure that the agreement is beneficial to them.

Deceased Estate Administration

Estate administration involves the management, collection and distribution of a deceased’s assets and liabilities.

If you have been appointed as an executor, we can assist you in obtaining grant of probate from the Supreme Court of Victoria to ensure the executor of a Will is protected and valid. We can also assist with identifying the assets and liabilities, distributing the estate to beneficiaries, and ultimately winding up the estate via general administration services. We follow the professional standards legislation which includes handling estate planning documents, taking care of the estate administration process, and managing any estate disputes if they arise. If you need an estate lawyer who is highly experienced in this area of Victorian Law, please contact us and we can further discuss the process with you.