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December 9, 2024—

Prioritise your estate plan before the festive season

Written by: Duncan MacDougall

As the festive season fast approaches, it is easy to get caught up in celebrations and preparations, leaving little time to focus on essential matters…

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January 14, 2014—

Conduct disentitling – how far does a beneficiary have to go to write themselves out of a Will?

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

I read an article recently about a man who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his mother just two weeks after she had changed…

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January 8, 2014—

Haggarty v Wood – “Testamentary contract” or a Will executed under “undue influence”?

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

I read with interest a decision in the Queensland Supreme Court delivered on 29 November 2013 which concerned the necessary requirements for the pleading of…

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December 19, 2013—

Gundy v Eatts – Redefining “child” according to Aboriginal tradition

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

A landmark decision in the Queensland Supreme Court was delivered on 1 November 2013 which may allow Indigenous people to make claims from deceased Estates…

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December 17, 2013—

When can the Court make a Will?

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

Recently I read a case where the Court authorised the making of a Will for a man who suffered from dementia to such a degree…

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December 11, 2013—

When is a Will a Will?

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

I recently read with interest a news article about a woman who tried to claim a share of her secret lover’s multimillion dollar estate. Her…

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December 3, 2013—

Competing Attorneys – What happens if I have two Enduring Powers of Attorney in place at the same time?

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

Recently I received an enquiry about what happens if a person appoints two Attorneys under two separate Enduring Powers of Attorney with the same terms,…

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November 28, 2013—

iWill – The latest development in informal Wills decisions

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

I was interested to read an article about a recent case where the Supreme Court in Brisbane ruled that a Will typed into a smartphone…

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November 14, 2013—

Victim of abuse of an Enduring Power of Attorney? What to do, who to tell and who can help

Written by: Chloe Kopilovic

I have previously addressed what an Enduring Power of Attorney is and the duties of an Attorney. Now that you know who they are and…

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Blog—

Prioritise your estate plan before the festive season

Conduct disentitling – how far does a beneficiary have to go to write themselves out of a Will?

Haggarty v Wood – “Testamentary contract” or a Will executed under “undue influence”?

Gundy v Eatts – Redefining “child” according to Aboriginal tradition

When can the Court make a Will?

When is a Will a Will?

Competing Attorneys – What happens if I have two Enduring Powers of Attorney in place at the same time?

iWill – The latest development in informal Wills decisions

Victim of abuse of an Enduring Power of Attorney? What to do, who to tell and who can help

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