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3/8/2021
John Melis, Lawyer
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VerifiedHi, I’m John Melis, solicitor, and I am in Australia. I know you have a lot of choices, and there are various ways to move forward. May I suggest that you consider the following steps:
When the public trustee is appointed, the public trustee takes over everything financially and the well-being of your husband. The public trustees are expensive in this process.
I suggest that you argue your case to the tribunal that you are fit and proper to manage your husband's affairs.
That way, you can protect the monies of the asset pool And the best interest of your husband.
Please let me know how you go with the situation and your husband's circumstance.
I can hear your concern and your voice, and if you follow the steps I’ve suggested above, it will give you a direction to go.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
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