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What is an Indemnity?

Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Executor, Wills

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

Appointing a Solicitor as your Executor: Practical Considerations

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Executor

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…

The Art of Bequest Planning

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Charities, Estate Planning, Executor, Wills

By Emma Nisbet One of the major considerations in developing an estate plan is determining who or what will benefit from the legacy that…

Defending a family provision application in NSW

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Contesting a Will, Estate Litigation, Executor, NSW, Sydney, Wills

By Maree Harris If you are an executor named in a Will, your role is to defend the Will if an applicant contests it,…

Defending a Family Provision Application in NSW

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Heir Tight, Contesting a Will, Executor, Family Provision, NSW, Wills

If you are an executor named in a Will, your role is to defend the Will if an applicant contests it, that is, makes…

A will is the way – don’t delay

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Executor, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Tax liabilities, Testamentary Capacity, Wills

The end of the financial year and the beginning of a new one is traditionally when our thoughts turn to our financial affairs. It…

Pitfalls for Executors

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Heir Tight, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executor, Family Provision, Tax liabilities

One definition of a pitfall is ‘a covered pit for use as a trap’. Although the inference of setting traps does not sit well…

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So, you want to make a will?

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Executor, Wills

So, you want to make a will? At de Groots wills and estates lawyers, we aim to make the process of preparing your will…

Powers of Attorney – use or abuse?

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Heir Tight, Beneficiary, Executor, Family Provision, Power of Attorney, Superannuation, Testamentary Capacity, Wills

The power of attorney document looks innocent enough but there are traps for the unwary. Clear thinking and care are the prerequisites for the…

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How Strong is Your Will Power?

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Article, Beneficiary, Executor, Trusts

So, you have a will? Great! The next question is, is it up to date? Not only is it important to have a will…

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