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How Binding is Your Binding Death Benefit Nomination

Published on: 10/07/2023

Williams v Williams [2023] QSC 90 shows how a binding death benefit nomination can fail. The steps needed to make yours valid.

Estate Planning: Questions to Consider Before You Start

Published on: 07/10/2022

Powers of attorney, executors, testamentary trusts, family trusts and business interests: key questions to answer before you plan your estate.

What Is a Deceased Estate? Estate Administration in Victoria

Published on: 05/10/2022

What a deceased estate is, why executors need a Grant of Representation, and how an estate is administered in Victoria.

Testamentary Capacity: What Is It?

Published on: 18/04/2022

Testamentary capacity is the mental capacity needed to make a valid Will. The legal test from case law and how capacity is assessed.

What is the effect of marriage and divorce on a Will?

Published on: 04/04/2022

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.

Do You Have a Will? Do You Know Where It Is?

Published on: 06/02/2017

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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