Wills & Estates
Some events which may cause you to consider modifying or revoking your will are:
- change in marital status: succession laws in Australia generally account for chan...
The position in Australia is that for the most part, a beneficiary must be a person in order for the courts to decree performance. Furthermore, in order for a valid trust to be created, a gift mus...
Much like other trusts, the death of a superannuation fund member does not affect the legal title of the trustee to the fund. However, the difference in regards to a superannuation fund, is that under...
It might not occur to us that when creating a will that using certain words or terms might be problematic. However, difficulties do sometimes arise, even when we may not foresee any issues. For exa...
When your solicitor is drafting your Will, they will use the word "beneficiary" when referring to the people or organisations to whom you wish to give your assets.
Beneficiaries are the peo...
Generally, you have to keep special records when you inherit an asset. If the person you inherited the asset from acquired it before 20 September 1985, you need to know the market value of ...
I am the sole executor of my brother's estate and he left a very complex and specific will in relation to his finances. Unfortunately, a lot of the property he identifies in his will has be...
This document would be of benefit to both medical practitioners who might have to present treatment options, and also to family members who might have to make treatment decisions when stress makes ...
Firstly a gift fund is a fund, this means it is set up with a particular initial sum of money. Its purpose is the fund itself, and it is set up with the intention of being a gifting authority. All ...
Although most people plan to have a traditional funeral resulting in burial or cremation, many people would like their body to have a use after death. Each state in Australia has its own legi...
A family maintenance claim refers to a claim brought by someone who feels that they have not been adequately provided for under a deceased person’s will. In order to bring a family main...
Executors have an important role in administering estates. In essence, an executor is the person who is responsible for completing legal procedures which have to be followed before an estate ...
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