Guides: choosing and using a lawyer

Plain-English guides, checked against official New Zealand sources.

Conveyancing in NZ: do you need a lawyer to buy or sell a house, and what does it cost?Buying or selling a home in NZ? What a conveyancing lawyer or conveyancer does, when to involve them, what happens at settlement and what drives the fee.Personal grievances in NZ: the 90-day time limit and how to raise oneDismissed, pushed out or treated unfairly at work? How a personal grievance works in NZ, the 90-day deadline, mediation, the ERA and when to call a lawyer.Executors and probate in NZ: what an executor does and when you need probateNamed as executor? What the job involves, when NZ probate is needed, the High Court fee and process, letters of administration and challenge deadlines.Relationship property in NZ: separation, prenups and contracting-out agreementsHow NZ's Property (Relationships) Act splits property on separation: the 3-year rule, separate property, prenups, separation agreements and deadlines.Wills and enduring powers of attorney in NZ: do you need a lawyer?What makes a will valid in NZ, whether DIY wills work, what happens without one, and how to set up an enduring power of attorney and who must witness it.

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