The party who seeks to propound a will must establish that the will maker had the requisite legal capacity at the t...
Failure to turn up relatives leads to Benjamin Order & one sided intestacy
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Family members and relatives are entitled to share in a deceased’s estate if the deceased dies without a will. But ...
Will-maker forgets one big thing: court asked to validate unsigned will
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What happens if a will-maker goes to all the trouble of having his will duly witnessed but then omits to apply his ...
Reckoning relationship end date: implications for intestacy claims & FPA
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What are the factors that might allow a court to conclude that a de-facto relationship has – for the purposes of fa...
Court orders graceful end to 12 year dispute between executors
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A prolonged estate administration has been ended by order of a court on the application of one executor over the ob...
Nursing home companionship qualifies niece for will-maker’s carer bequest
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If an aging family member can no longer be cared for at home and has to move into nursing home care, does the role ...