- Easy to follow four part guide for Estate Executors
Estate administration demands attention to detail and a high level of communication. If you have been appointed as an executor, you have a wide discretion as to how to conduct the administration…
15-05-2020
- Bequeathed home sold prior to death; stepchildren win will compensation for attorney’s actions
Heather Everingham died in Brisbane in November 2018 appointing the Public Trustee of Queensland as the executor of her estate by her last will. The assets for distribution, other than some personal…
27-05-2020
- Video wills OK but don’t forget the legalities
A Supreme Court has been asked to rule on the testamentary validity of a video recording produced two years after probate had been granted for the last will of a deceased. Constance…
20-05-2020
- Covid-19 and urgent wills
The escalating infection and healthcare crisis now engulfing the nation may lead to people who suffer the worst complications of the virus, rapidly losing all opportunity - because of intensive care isolation,…
03-04-2020
- “Problematic” will drafting hinders administration of $10 mil cattle grazing estate
George Jones and wife Kathleen moved to Queensland in 1965 to take up cattle raising at “Malo”, a property of almost 3,000 hectares south west of Biloela. George made his last will…
03-03-2020
- Probate claimed on photocopied will: should court presume will-maker destroyed & revoked original?
Valerie Robson made her will with Sunshine Coast solicitors in December 2004. She sent a copy to her stepsister Ann with a note to say that she had been appointed executor. The…
03-04-2020
- Court considers dementia will to stop daughter-in-law gain
Jim Jones made application to the Supreme Court for the alteration of his wife’s will to prevent their daughter-in-law gaining an interest in her $4.5 million property in Smith Street Mackay in…
30-04-2019
- Does death become her? Solicitor wins on two week Will delay
How urgently should a solicitor treat instructions for a new will from a frail but healthy and alert 94-yr-old, living independently with the assistance of a carer? That question confronted Sydney city centre…
22-09-2014
- 8 Important Things to Remember When Making a Will
Ever wondered what you need to make a will? Today we share the 8 most important things to keep in mind… Making a Will – 8 Important Things to Remember 1. Start by…
30-04-2019