What are Smyth Orders? – S02E10 – Battle of Wills Video Series
If you're thinking of contesting an estate, what's you best estimated financial outcome if you win? What if you lose?
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De facto relationships – How to prove you’re a duck… or not a duck – S02E09 – Battle of Wills Video Series
There are 9 considerations that assist the court in working out if someone is in a de facto relationship or not for family provision claims.
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Will Alterations – Or Liquid Nightmare – S02E04 – Battle of Wills Video Series
When you alter a valid will, that alteration is not valid unless the alteration has been executed as if it was a will.
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Half-siblings In Intestacy My Sister/Brother from Another Mother/Father – S02E02 – Battle of Wills Series
In the absence of a Will, the courts don't care whether you're half-sibling or "full-blood". There's no distinction!
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Renunciation: If You’re Not In It For Love… – S02E01 – Battle of Wills Video Series
Being an executor is an unpaid and thankless job. So what happens if your executor decides they don't want to do it after your death?
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Dude, Where’s My Will? – Lost Wills – S01E10 – Battle of Wills Video Series
What happens if the original of a Will is missing after the deceased's death? It does happen. High anxiety, fingers are pointed...
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Why bother make a Will if it can be contested?
Recent (July 2019) front-page news informs us that Bob Hawke’s daughter is to sue Bob’s surviving wife, Blanche d’Alpuget, over his Will. Comments on social media are always very quick...
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6 Feet Under – Burial Rules – S01E08 – Battle of Wills Video Series
Contested estates are not just limited to disputes over the assets. They can include where the body is disposed or if it is cremated or buried.
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Who Survives Who? – S01E07 – Battle of Wills Video Series
What happens if both owners die at the same time or it cannot be determined their order of death?
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Executor Duties And Obligations – Avoid Being Sued Personally – S01E06 – Battle of Wills Video Series
An executor being sued personally in an estate. Yes, it can happen - here's how you can avoid it.
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