Migration assistant keeps crashing?!

Okay, I need urgent help before I pull ALL my hair out.
I recently bought a new Macbook Pro Retina and am trying to do a migration from my old Macbook Pro (2010) to the new one.
Every single time the migration assistant stops on the NEW Macbook Pro while checking for data. I get past the password stage all fine, then it starts to check and closes and logs me out of the account so I have to log back in and start all over. Super frustrating!
I've tried the following solutions:
- Ensuring all software/updates are up to date
- Allowing guest account on the new MBP to access shared files/folders
- Connect by ethernet cable
- Connect by wifi
- Tried repairing permissions in Disk Utility
PLEASE HELP !!

See the green box here -> http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupLion.html.
Follow the instructions to get a 'do-over' using Setup Assistant.
Good luck,
Clinton

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