How Binding is Your Binding Death Benefit Nomination
Williams v Williams [2023] QSC 90 shows how a binding death benefit nomination can fail. The steps needed to make yours valid.


Williams v Williams [2023] QSC 90 shows how a binding death benefit nomination can fail. The steps needed to make yours valid.
Powers of attorney, executors, testamentary trusts, family trusts and business interests: key questions to answer before you plan your estate.
What a deceased estate is, why executors need a Grant of Representation, and how an estate is administered in Victoria.
Testamentary capacity is the mental capacity needed to make a valid Will. The legal test from case law and how capacity is assessed.
In Victoria, marriage revokes a Will unless made in contemplation of it, and divorce revokes gifts to a former spouse. What it means for your Will.
Up to 40 per cent of Australians die without a valid Will. Why having a Will matters, and why your executor needs to know where it is kept.
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