A testamentary trust is an estate planning device that comes into existence after death by being created under the ...
Where’s the original? Court remedies lost trust deed with advice to bank to rely on copy
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A Supreme Court was recently asked to make orders dispensing with the need to produce an original Trust Deed and al...
Court made wills – just when do you lack capacity to do it for yourself?
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A Queensland Court has ruled on the terms of a will it declared should be made for a 50-yr-old woman left catastrophically injured by a 2015 motor vehicle accident and awarded $10 million
Abandonment of formality – when can a memo of intentions be declared a valid will?
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Section 10 of Queensland’s Succession Act sets out the specific requirements for the valid execution of a will. The same law – in section 18 – allows a court
Troublesome will dispute scenarios – our top ten
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Challenges by overlooked family member or dependents for a share (or increased share) in a deceased estate because of being left out of a will or on the grounds
Bequeathed home sold prior to death; stepchildren win will compensation for attorney’s actions
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Heather Everingham died in Brisbane in November 2018 appointing the Public Trustee