Contemporary or traditional? $2 million bequest dances with the law
Five words in a bequest caused a legal dispute in Queensland that raises an interesting question for any arts organisation, or charity, that may benefit…
Awakening the sleeping giant: FIRB obligations and testamentary gifts to foreign beneficiaries
Changes to the Foreign Investment Review regime have important implications for testamentary gifts to foreign persons and the administration of deceased estates.
Elder law & succession: July 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Elder law & succession: June 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Ready, steady, NO: tips and traps for beneficiaries wanting to reject an inheritance
A person cannot be compelled to accept a gift of property against their will. A rejection of an inheritance is commonly called a ‘disclaimer’.
A tale of two Stanfords: blended families and family provision claims
Two unrelated cases of Stanford v Stanford illustrate the intersection of family, succession and arguably elder law in a blended family context.
Elder law & succession: May 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
A race against time: urgent preservation of estate assets and special grants of administration
What to do when time is not on your side and a delay in administering the estate might jeopardise its value.
Dangers for solicitors acting on intra-family transactions
As awareness grows of the prevalence of elder abuse in the community, solicitors need to be alert to the potential issues with intra-family transactions.
‘Til debt do us part: Managing insolvent estates and bankrupt beneficiaries
The complexities of administration of insolvent estates and estates with bankrupt beneficiaries.