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Estate Lawyers Sydney: What They Do and Why You Need One
Estate planning can secure a family's future and allows a deceased's family peace of mind.
JB Solicitors
Australia: Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning
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No financial need, no provision: carer wife's claim for share of husband's estate thrown out
Claimants who cannot demonstrate genuine financial vulnerability risk early dismissal and adverse costs exposure.
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Understanding executor's commission in Queensland: a guide for clients
Guidance for executors & clarifies the circumstances under which compensation may be available to them.
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Making a death benefit claim on superannuation or life insurance: strategies to strengthen your claim – part 3
Strengthening a death benefit claim requires preparation, organisation, and understanding of the trustees processes.
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The death of testamentary trusts?
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It Depends – When Can Someone Challenge A Binding Death Benefit Nomination?
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From iPhone note to courtroom: the dangers of DIY wills
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Estate Lawyers Sydney: What They Do And Why You Need One
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Safeguarding Family Wealth For Future Generations: The Importance Of Trust Structures In Succession Planning
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Estates Court Processes To Improve
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Planning For Vulnerable Loved Ones After You Pass
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Beneficiaries Of A Will: What Do They Get And How Do They Get It?
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Simple Will vs Complex Will: What Will You Need?
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What If A Trustee Or Executor Is Broke, Or Even Bankrupt?
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Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights
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ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends
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Managing psychosocial risks: A top priority for employers
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New English Requirements For Visas
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Novation Of Contract In Australia
Stonegate Legal
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Is Your Estate Plan On The 'Nice' List?
As we approach the festive season and the summer heat begins to tease, conversations quickly turn to Christmas Day; who will be coming for lunch, who's staying for dinner, what's on the menu, who's bringing what, the rising cost of putting on a spread and buying presents for the ever-growing family.
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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Safety First: Firearms & Estate Planning
Firearm owners should plan ahead by addressing the requirements for their firearms to prevent leaving an administrative burden on their loved ones after their passing.
Clifford Gouldson Lawyers
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Why Your Simple Will Might Not Be So Simple After All
A Will is not just about distributing assets, it is also about defining who manages your estate, who can inherit, and what constitutes your estate.
HHG Legal Group
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Making A Death Benefit Claim On Superannuation Or Life Insurance: Your FAQs Answered – Part 1
In this article, we address five common questions people often have when considering a death benefit claim.
Carroll & O'Dea
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Promissory Estoppel: "One day all this will be yours..." - Which case won?
Stacks Law Firm
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It Depends – What Is A Direct Descendants Trust And Is It Appropriate For My Client?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Love may be dead, but the inheritance lives on: Takeaways from Chie v Veale
Swaab
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Executor of a Will: How Hard Can This Role Be?
JB Solicitors
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What Is A Grant Of Probate?
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Contested Wills: How Hard Is It To Contest A Will?
JB Solicitors
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It depends – Does my family discretionary trust need an appointor?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
King & Wood Mallesons
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How The Trustee Can Remove The Appointor
Pointon Partners
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Have you reviewed your discretionary trust lately? Frequently asked questions
Mellor Olsson Lawyers
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It depends – Does my family discretionary trust need an appointor?
Transcript & link to video – what is an appointor? Why have one? Does a FD trust need one?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
Much has been written about the ever approaching "unprecedented" intergenerational wealth transfer, in which between AU$3.5 trillion and Au$5.4 trillion in assets is expected to pass from the Baby Boomers to their heirs.
King & Wood Mallesons
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How The Trustee Can Remove The Appointor
Risks involved when establishing trusts without having the proper checks and balances in place.
Pointon Partners
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Have you reviewed your discretionary trust lately? Frequently asked questions
An outdated discretionary trust can undermine asset protection & succession goals.
Mellor Olsson Lawyers
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Administering life interests in a changing world: construction and trustee powers in Estate of Chaddock (Deceased) [2025] NSWSC 463
Bartier Perry
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Why Estate Planning Is Just As Important In Your 20's As Your 60's
Many young adults assume they don't need a Will, often thinking they have not yet acquired significant assets such as property or savings.
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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When executors should stand firm: Court rejects "extravagant" TFM claim with heavy costs consequences
Recent case shows that not all claims warrant compromise & that courts are willing to protect estates against opportunistic litigation.
Pointon Partners
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Madness, mobility and modernisation: what Banks v Goodfellow still teaches us about will making capacity
BvG shows testamentary capacity is about understanding & intention, not perfection. This principle must guide us even in today's digital age.
Bartier Perry
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Superannuation and estate planning
Superannuation is one of the most significant assets Australians hold, but unlike other assets, it does not automatically follow your will.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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It depends – What happens to the appointor role in my family discretionary trust when I die?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Why good estate planning matters: Lessons from Kemp v Findlay
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Superannuation and your Estate – are your children really protected? Lessons from Steele v Host-Plus Pty Limited as trustee for the Hostplus Superannuation Fund [2025] FCA 668
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Powers of Attorney: Who Will You Give This To?
JB Solicitors
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Can Wills Be Contested by Family and Friends?
JB Solicitors
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Helping Your Children Into The Property Market — The Right Way
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Challenging the validity of a will in Victoria: what you need to know
Pointon Partners
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It depends – Should my superannuation death benefit be paid to my estate, to be dealt with under my Will?
Cooper Grace Ward
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It depends – Trust vesting
Cooper Grace Ward
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Why Binding Death Benefit Nominations are crucial in Estate Planning
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What Happens If You Die Without A Will In Australia?
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How Do You Update Your Will in Australia?
Watkins Tapsell
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It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?
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"He was like a father to me, that's why he left me his estate in an informal will." Which case won?
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Capacity and undue influence: The curious story of Beverley Brooker
Barry Nilsson
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Powers of Attorney: Who Will You Give This To?
JB Solicitors
Can Wills Be Contested by Family and Friends?
JB Solicitors
What happens to your inheritance in a divorce or separation?
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"Full Disclosure" Podcast, Vol. 17: The importance of getting your affairs in order
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It Depends – Intergenerational succession
Cooper Grace Ward