PAGE 6 – BELLINGEN SHIRE NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022 A local cradle to grave legal service here in Bellingen ne Tuesday morning at Carty & Cox aft er such a long and O10:00am, a safe weighing 307 happy association but its exciting kilos was left in the middle of the to create something new,” said carpark at the rear of the post offi ce. Linda, who is also an Accredited Th e arrival of the safe wasnt a Specialist in Family Law. surprise – but the timing and mode “Th e focus will remain on Wills of delivery certainly were. and estates work – family law People swerved around it, parked property settlements, rural land their cars and went about their sharing communities, personal business, but it couldnt stay there injury and local court work. and those present couldnt move it. “I settle 99% of the matters Im What followed was one of those involved in. If you get sensible experiences that remind you that advice early on and have realistic we live in a lovely town. expectations, most family law Th e resourceful Savannah Kelly matters are capable of settlement. texted the IGA and told them the As a community, were not problem. Ten minutes later, Dexter good at talking about death and and Jake arrived with a forklift , decline but its important. We dont picked the safe up, moved it out have a choice about these things of the way of the traffi c into the happening, but we can choose to building and by sheer force of will, do them well. into position. Problem solved. “It saves so much grief to tackle Bellingen Law – a new fi rm in these things when youre well. I fi nd town staff ed with familiar faces – draft ing wills, Powers of Attorney has benefi ted from community, and Enduring Guardianship generosity and creative thinking documents incredibly rewarding.” since it opened its doors a few As well as a solicitor, Linda is a weeks ago when, in a single celebrant and mediator. weekend, 13 volunteers turned “People laugh at the idea of the up to paint, assemble furniture same person offi ciating at weddings, and turn the back rooms of the mediating disputes, advising people post offi ce building (formerly the whose relationships end, draft ing Outpost hair salon) into private Wills and being the celebrant at offi ce spaces. funerals. Principal solicitor Linda Dalton “But I love the idea of being a one is known to many, having worked stop shop, providing a service for at Carty & Cox for the past 23 all the diff erent phases of life.” years and Savannah Kelly, the offi ce For more information, please visit manager, grew up in Bellingen. www.bellingenlaw.au or phone “It was hard for both of us to leave (02) 7255 9672. BELLINGEN LAW: Linda Dalton and Savannah Kelly