Does Your Child Associate With Actors Or Gladiators? You Can Exclude Them From Your Will.* [AKA What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?]
In conducting research on estrangement cases in family provision claims, for our mutual edification of How The Romans Would Have Done It, I wish to share notable comments by...
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Reasons to not make a Will…
Stephen Colbert: “You don’t care about dying?”Ricky Gervais: “Well, I don’t care about being dead, because I won’t know about it. It’s like being stupid – it’s only painful...
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Forfeiture Rule in the News
Accredited Specialist, Adrian Corbould discusses a recent case and how the Forfeiture Rule applies in NSW. Transcript Adrian Corbould: Hello. Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist, Wills & Estates, Turnbull Hill...
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Family Provision – What is a Crisp order?
Applicants in family provision claims need to satisfy certain requirements in order to obtain an order for provision from a deceased estate. In some cases the nature of the assets or...
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Foster Child Receives $85,684 After Successfully Contesting a Will
Foster children are eligible to contest a deceased’s will if they were wholly or partly dependent upon the deceased at any time during their life, and if they also...
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Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything
Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything Generally, for a Will to be valid it needs to be signed by a Willmaker (testator) in the presence of two witnesses,...
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How must a will be executed?
Video transcript Today’s question is ‘How must a will be executed?’ This is a covered by section 6 of the Succession Act and it comprises three points. The first point is...
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What is the minimum age for making a Will?
Video transcript Hello, Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist – Wills and Estates, Turnbull Hill Lawyers. Today’s question is what is the minimum age someone can make a will? Section 5 of the...
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Why make a Will if it can be contested?
Why make a Will if it can be contested? Because there is a 96% chance it won’t be contested or a 4% chance it will. In 2017, there was 27,287 standard probate...
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What happens if the deceased gave away their property before they died?
Does gifted property form part of the deceased’s notional estate? It is not uncommon for a person to give away or “gift” their property before they die in an...
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