Date: 26 Apr 2018, Filed under: Wills, Estate Planning
As families get more complex in their make-up so does Wills and Estates Planning. This is because your Will and your Estate will need to potentially take...
Date: 08 Feb 2018, Filed under: Estate Planning, Administration of Estates, Probate
Grant of Probate and Executors, the role of an executor is centred on the proper administration of a deceased’s estate. Often multiple executors are appointed...
Date: 29 Sep 2017, Filed under: Estate Planning, Administrative Law
It’s often remarked that there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. We’ll ignore the taxes component and instead, we’ll take a closer look at...
Date: 11 Sep 2017, Filed under: Wills, Estate Planning, Estates, Family Provisions
One of the most important things a person can do is to have a valid will. However, death can occur unexpectedly and if there is no valid will, the estate...
Date: 10 Mar 2017, Filed under: Equity & Trusts, Estate Planning, Succession Planning, Administration of Estates, Estates, Family Provisions
Wills using testamentary trusts are the starting point for most estate planning endeavours. They can ensure that wealth will pass to the intended beneficiaries...
Date: 06 Mar 2017, Filed under: Wills, Estate Planning, Succession Planning, Administration of Estates
One of the most important things a person can do is to have a valid will. However, death can occur unexpectedly and if there is no valid will, the estate...
Date: 06 May 2016, Filed under: Wills, Estate Planning, Succession Planning, Estates
If a draft will has not been signed prior to a will-maker’s death, then certain persons may make an application to the Supreme Court of Queensland pursuant...
Date: 05 Feb 2016, Filed under: Wills, Estate Planning, Administration of Estates, Family Provisions
The recent decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal in Abrahams (by his litigation guardian The Public Trustee of Queensland) v Abrahams comes as a timely...
Date: 14 Jan 2016, Filed under: Equity & Trusts, Estate Planning
Whilst many of the following concepts are familiar to accountants and financial planners, Leigh Adams Commercial Lawyers points out seven twists which...
Date: 12 Nov 2015, Filed under: Superannuation & Elder Law, Estate Planning, Succession Planning
A binding death benefit nomination displaces the trustee’s discretion in regard to the allocation of the death benefits of the deceased member. The primary...
