Guest or Pest?
CONSIDERING RIGHTS OF RESIDENCE IN WILLS By Max Williams It is often said that a person’s house is his or her castle. But when…
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Guest or Pest?
Tenants in Common vs Joint Tenancy
The two most common forms of joint ownership of property is for property to be held either as ‘tenants in common’ or ‘joint tenants’…
Pitfalls for Executors
One definition of a pitfall is ‘a covered pit for use as a trap’. Although the inference of setting traps does not sit well…
Powers of Attorney – use or abuse?
The power of attorney document looks innocent enough but there are traps for the unwary. Clear thinking and care are the prerequisites for the…
Releasing rights to make a family provision claim
One the first questions that we often ask clients in an initial consultation is ‘do you have any former spouses?’ This is to determine…
6th edition of “Family Provision in Australia” now available
Congratulations to our Special Counsel, Dr John de Groot, and his co-author, Bruce Nickel, on the publication of the 6th edition of their text…
Blended family business
One of the biggest estate planning challenges for clients with a blended family is balancing looking after the client’s current spouse and the client’s…
Succession law and human rights
At first sight, the heading – Succession law and human rights – may appear to be strange because of the distinction in subject-matter between…
Regulation Required of the Mum and Dad Bank
Although Australian statistics are in short supply, there is no doubt that the Mum and Dad Bank is big, and getting bigger. In the…
Yours, Mine and Ours: Five Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families
Making a will can often be a complicated exercise. This is especially so if you are in a blended family. A ‘blended family’ is…