Posts by de Groots wills and estate lawyers

de Groots wills and estate lawyers

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What is an Indemnity?

Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Executor, Wills

4 years ago

Are you a residuary beneficiary of an estate and expecting a final distribution of your gift? Are you wondering why you have been asked to sign a deed of indemnity…

Location, Location, Location! Notional Estate Orders in New South Wales

Heir Tight, Family Provision, NSW, Sydney, Trusts, Wills

4 years ago

Australians generally enjoy testamentary freedom. This means that Australians can leave their assets to whomever they want in their wills. However, this freedom is not without some limits. Family Provision…

The Digital Age – It’s not all Smooth Sailing

Heir Tight, Digital Assets, Estate Planning

4 years ago

Whilst technological developments have led to the evolution and advancement of many facets of our lives, including the ability to create a ‘digital footprint’, they have also resulted in a…

Appointing a Solicitor as your Executor: Practical Considerations

Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Executor

4 years ago

Should solicitors be executors? In the writer’s view, solicitors should not seek such appointments and accept them only where the circumstances justify the need for a solicitor/executor. Those circumstances may…

Can you imagine spending half a million dollars in legal fees?

Heir Tight, Estate Litigation, NSW, Sydney, Wills

4 years ago

By way of background, this case involved a question as to whether the deceased and the applicant were in a de facto relationship.

Claims by de facto partners

Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Estate Litigation, Family Provision, NSW, Sydney

4 years ago

Recently there has been a number of cases involving de facto relationships or alleged de facto relationships in the Courts.

Fisk: Pancakes, Prayer and Family Provision

Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Estate Litigation, Family Provision, Wills

4 years ago

In Episode 3 (Season 2) of Fisk: “Pancakes and Prayer”, Helen meets with estranged brothers Morrie and Gordon Lowry who have recently lost their mother, Gabrielle.

“Tips and Tricks” in a Cyber safe (unsafe) world

Heir Tight, Digital Assets, Wills

4 years ago

By David Skinner As we considered the implications of the other articles featured on Cryptocurrency, Informal Wills in the digital age and Digital Assets, we turned our minds to the…

Estate Administration General Update

Heir Tight, Digital Assets, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Funeral Planning

4 years ago

By Kate Donnan At our briefing event held recently in our Sydney office, Kate Donnan gave an update on trends in the administration of estates and how we are collaborating…

Conversation or Coercion?

Heir Tight, Coercion, Elder Abuse, Wills

4 years ago

By Max Williams Wills Made by Undue Influence A will is an important document for people to control who receives their assets upon their death. For older persons who are…

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