The elderly population reached 33.92 million people in 2015, and is estimated to increase to 38.78 million people by 2042 (2016 Edition of White Paper Concerning Elderly People issued by the Cabinet Office). In line with this trend, the number of elderly people who are suffering from dementia and are classified as single-household is also anticipated to increase, and on May 13, 2016, the Law for Usage Promotion of Adult Guardianship came into force. However, the number of people who utilize the system is currently very few compared to the number of elderly people with dementia, etc.
Proper utilization of the adult guardianship system is an effective means for elderly people and their families to lead a more comfortable life. We provide legal services, including filing a petition for the utilization of the adult guardianship system, preparation of an agreement used in voluntary guardianship, and also provide appropriate personal support to elderly people not only to simply safeguard their assets but also to assist in their free decision-making, serving as an adult guardian, curator, limited guardian and supervisor of guardian.
We undertake such services as administering a will as an executor in addition to conducting research into inheritance and heirs and preparation and safekeeping of a will. Concerning division of estate, we provide legal services, including negotiation with other heirs, preparation of a distributive share reducing request and an agreement on division of inheritance as well as mediation, adjudication and litigation, as the case may be.
We also offer legal advice concerning property division, consolation money, negotiations on parental authority and interviews with children and expenses for bringing up children associated with divorce, and provide legal services, such as negotiations with the other party and preparation of an agreement on divorce as well as mediation, adjudication and litigation, as the case may be.
Concerning real estate transactions, such as sale, purchase and rent, we provide legal services, such as negotiations on surrender, raising and lowering of rents and preparation of an agreement according to each case. We also offer legal advice on matters related to the management of condominiums, such as delinquencies in payment of service charges and rebuilding, and management and disposal of real estate in common. In real estate transactions, we also address problems related to the tax code based on the opinions of experts such as tax accountants.
Concerning construction-related disputes, we settle matters, ranging from defective houses, insulation and noise problems, architectural impediments due to objects buried underground, right to pass surrounding land to claim for contract price and supervisory charges for design, for both owners and contractors, by means of negotiation or legal proceedings, including provisional disposition, mediation and litigation, as the case may be.
We conduct out-of-court negotiations with the other party and insurance companies after confirming matters to make a claim for (lost earnings, consolation money for admission/visit to hospital, consolation money for aftereffects, etc.,) according to each case and calculating each amount. If it is difficult to settle a dispute out of court, we settle the dispute through judiciary proceedings.
We provide legal services, such as collection of evidence, out-of-court negotiations with the other party and defense activities in court, at each and every stage ranging from the stage of suspect to the stage of accused, regardless of being a state-appointed lawyer or private defense counsel. In the case of unnecessary detention, we file a quasi-appeal or apply for bail against a decision of such detention. We also offer longtime and abundant experience and a proven record of results concerning trials by citizen judges and criminal cases involving juveniles.
Based on our unique knowhow, we also handle medical care-related disputes, tax suits, various suits for damages, and collection of debts in cases of adjustment of debts, bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, etc.
