Elder law & succession: August 2025

Key elder law rulings on notional estates, family provision costs, powers of attorney, executorship and production of wills.

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Elder law & succession: June 2025

Important elder law cases on service of notice for family provision claims and allocating superannuation death benefits.

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Elder law & succession: May 2025

Important elder law cases on essential validity of wills, issues with enduring powers of attorney and recognition of informal wills.

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Elder law & succession: April 2025

Cases on elder financial abuse, the essential validity of wills and transfers, and portable life interests.

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Elder law & succession: March 2025

Cases on when an estate’s administration is complete, managing non-complying SMSFs, cognitive impairment and testamentary capacity, and more. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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Elder law & succession: February 2025

Cases on engaging medical experts, the forfeiture rule, will construction and rectification, and family provision. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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Elder law & succession: December 2024

Decisions on wrongful distribution, enduring powers of attorney, and testamentary and mental capacity. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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Elder law & succession: November 2024

Decisions on severance by divorce, the essential validity of a will, payment of estate debts, and informal wills and costs. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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Elder law & succession: October 2024

Decisions unpacking concessional duties, trustee tax liability, the use of power of enduring attorney in elder abuse and more. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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Elder law & succession: September 2024

This month is a deep dive on issues surrounding superannuation death benefits, including the recent Ngyuen v AFCA decision. By DARRYL BROWNE.

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