Death benefit dilemmas: trustee discretion and AFCA’s approach to law and fact
Recent cases demonstrating how AFCA re‑weighs evidence, wishes and dependency with less formal fact-finding processes.
Death benefit dilemmas: formal and essential validity and effectiveness
A review of recent AFCA decisions clarifying how trustees test nominations, identify dependants and exercise discretion when no effective nomination exists.
Wills and estates: July 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.