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Kiwilaw
Experienced lawyer, helping people obtain cost-effective grants of probate or letters of administration and ease their load at a difficult time.
Using advanced technology, Kiwilaw provides a nationwide online service that creates draft documents automatically from an online client interview. Cheryl Simes (lawyer) checks the will (if any) for any complications, and edits the documents, before they are sent to the client. This combines the efficiency of automation with the reassurance of individual review.
Kiwilaw - Latest News [Page 1]
Deceased Estate: Anything Under $25,000 Should Go To Your Loved One’s Family, Not To Legal Fees – Sign The Petition Now
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 6:11 pm | Kiwilaw
When someone dies, their Kiwisaver should go to their loved ones, not to lawyers. Kiwilaw has launched a petition to ask Parliament to allow financial institutions to release funds up to $25,000 without needing High Court paperwork. Currently, if ... More >>
Wills Are Not ‘essential Services’, But Pet Toys And Hair Products Are
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 2:49 pm | Kiwilaw
By Cheryl Simes (Kiwilaw) If you need to make a valid will during lockdown, you need the internet and a printer, or you need a lawyer who does not charge for the will. Alternatively, you can handwrite it. Copy it by hand from what the lawyer emails ... More >>
Who guards the guardians?
Monday, 25 November 2019, 12:38 pm | Kiwilaw
Bereaved families need probate of a will (or letters of administration, if there is no will), in any estate involving general land or more than $15,000 in any financial institution. This is not optional. More than 15,000 grants of probate are made each ... More >>
‘Make a will’ – lawyer provides free online wills
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 1:50 pm | Kiwilaw
Kiwilaw lawyer, Cheryl Simes, has designed an unconventional, ‘entirely valid’ downloadable 1-page will for those who agree with the Public Trust that they need to make a will, and who do not have the time, money or inclination to do it using ... More >>
‘Musterers’ – suggested alternative name for Crusaders
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 4:07 pm | Kiwilaw
Cheryl Simes, a dog-loving North Canterbury lawyer, suggests the ‘Musterers’ as an alternative to the name ‘Crusaders’. More >>
Unpaid JPs - life savers who support low cost legal services
Monday, 25 February 2019, 1:07 pm | Kiwilaw
JPs deserve more recognition than they are given, according to a Canterbury lawyer. More >>
Auckland bereaved families at higher risk - lawyer
Friday, 8 February 2019, 9:09 am | Kiwilaw
Auckland bereaved families may be at particular risk of being overcharged for preparing court paperwork, especially when someone has died suddenly without leaving a will. More >>
Bereaved families paying too much for basic paperwork
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 12:38 pm | Kiwilaw
Every year, bereaved New Zealand families are paying lawyers between $4.25 and $8.5 million more than they need to, for basic paperwork after a loved one dies. More >>
