Enduring Powers of Attorney – updated 30 January 2024
What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
The law in relation to Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) changed on 16 March 21017.
There are two types of EPA’s: Read more
Your Digital Footprint – updated 28 November 2023
Living in a digital age has changed our lives. We bank online, order groceries online, share photos through Facebook and Instagram, spend time in virtual worlds, blog, surf, and let’s not forget Google has the answer for just about everything. Most people have created their own “digital footprint”.
First Home Buyers – still Katherine’s most popular Blog
“We’ve found it, our new home!”
Whether the property is a cheap do up, has a wonderful view, or it is inundated with Pokemon, the purchase of property will be one of the biggest purchases you will make in your lifetime.
As a first home buyer, let’s see how KiwiSaver and Housing NZ may be able to assist you with your purchase.
Life Can Change in a Moment – by Katherine Wilmott
On 2 November 2021, my life changed in a moment. I was hit by a car while I was walking across the road. Broken right ankle, broken right arm requiring surgery for pins and screws to put it back together, four days in hospital. I couldn’t walk. The injuries to my arm meant I couldn’t even sign my name. I had to learn to use a mouse with my left hand. It all happened so suddenly, I left my office at lunchtime to do some banking, and didn’t make it back. Read more
Can I Put My Pets in My Will? – by Casey Walters
The announcement of lockdown Tuesday evening, meant another obstacle in the road of 13-month-old, American Staffy Crossbreed, Duke, and his opportunity for a second chance at life.
Casey Walters, our new family law solicitor who joined KW Legal in June this year, was concerned that the level 4 lockdown may preclude Duke from flying to his new foster home with a Rescue in Auckland.
