Trouble at the bank of mum and dad
Gift or loan? Families can be litigious when they fall out but good practice at the outset can keep it out of court.
Wills and estates: October 2016
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: August 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Super, personal representatives and conflicts of interest
Eligible persons have a right to raise a claim for superannuation death benefits. By CHRISTINE SMYTH and KATERINA PEIROS.
Life estates and personal rights of residence
When construing a will, attention should be given to the whole of the will to ascertain the testator’s intention. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: May 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAMELA SUTTOR.
Wills and estates: April 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Executors: when duty and personal interests conflict
An examination of the key authorities demonstrates that the Court places great weight on a testator’s appointment of an executor and trustee and will not…
Wills and estates: March 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: February 2016
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Blended families: recent trends in family provision claims
The contest between the deceased’s obligations to a second wife or husband and obligations towards adult children by the first wife or husband is familiar…