UPDATE ! 27 March 2018 NSW is to become the first Australian jurisdiction to investigate whether new laws are needed to deal with access to a person’s digital assets after death. The NSW Attorney General has announced that the Law Reform Commission will examine a range of laws including estate administration, wills, copyright and privacy...
Many people think about making a Will to set out who you choose to manage and distribute your estate after you die, but who do you trust to manage your legal and financial affairs while you are still alive? It is generally recommended that in addition to preparing a Will, you should also consider granting...
In this brief summary of Will dispute laws, Senior Associate Caitilin Watson explains some of the circumstances in which people choose to challenge the Will of a deceased loved one. Author Ron Chernow once famously said, “I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don’t talk back, they don’t sue, and they...
Is a simple will enough to protect your wishes? People often approach us wondering whether it would be sufficient for them to use an off the shelf, or very simple will. “After all”, they say, “ my asset situation is very simple”. In this thought-provoking article, Senior Associate Anne Goodrick identifies some of the reasons...
I have been appointed as an executor. What should I do and what are my duties? In this article by senior estates lawyer Miranda Thompson, we learn what is required of those given responsibility to manage and distribute a loved one’s estate. Often when people are appointed as an executor they are unsure what is...
Making a valid Will is the only way you can be confident that your assets will be distributed according to your wishes when you die. It allows you to provide for the people you care about, to appoint a person you trust to carry out the instructions in your Will or to make a gift...
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