Life interest and rights of occupancy in wills
Life interests create many layers of complexity in the administration [...]
Who deals with your body when you die?
Disposal of Body There is no property in a corpse. [...]
Revocation of wills by marriage
Contemplation of marriage All Australian States have legislation that provides [...]
Navigating Aged Care
The types of care available There are a number of [...]
Guardianship and Administration on incapacity
The State Administrative Tribunal (“SAT”) has jurisdiction to hear matters [...]
The effect of poorly drafted affidavits
Relevant Principles The rules of evidentiary admissibility that apply to [...]
Puppet structures and alter egos: creation of a trusts, and powers of appointment to avoid the Court
People try to use third party asset structures to avoid [...]
How the court assesses Family Provision or Testator’s Family Maintenance Claims
The Testator's Family Maintenance or Family Provision Legislation introduces a [...]
Capricious conditions in a Will that may be struck out by the Court.
There are a large number of examples of capricious and [...]
The changing family landscape and modern family provision law
Family provision law Over time, developments to the testator’s family [...]