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1: A step by step guide to administering a deceased estate | March 19, 2020

The period surrounding the loss of a loved one is always a difficult time. When all you want is time to grieve, administering a deceased estate can be seriously challenging. With this in mind, we have put together a guide to help walk you through the basic steps involved in administering a deceased estate…





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2: Millie Phillips, once Australia’s richest woman, creates chaos over her Will | November 19, 2019

The dirty laundry of a wealthy Sydney family has been aired in court during a battle over the colourful 90-year-old matriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune…





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3: Death duties (Inheritance taxes) in Australia are Inevitable, says expert | November 8, 2019

Australian taxpayers are “bound to” be hit with an inheritance tax, Chief of financial advice firm Stanford Brown, Jonathan Hoyle has said, pointing to similar policies in the UK and US…





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4: How to stop your new spouse from cheating your kids out of inheritance | August 20, 2019

How would you feel if your estate went to a complete stranger, someone you’d never even met, instead of going to your children? It’s more likely than you might expect. Protecting your children’s inheritance is about good planning – and that can only happen through pragmatic awareness and recognition of what is legally possible…





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5: How to assist victims of financial abuse | August 17, 2019

There are “strong indications” that somewhere between 50 per cent to 90 per cent of family violence cases involve economic abuse, and as such, it is imperative that lawyers know how to support clients through such traumatic incidences, argues one boutique practitioner…





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6: Bob Hawke’s Will To Be Legally Challenged By His Daughter | July 16, 2019

The daughter of Bob Hawke is reportedly mounting a legal challenge against Blanche d’Alpuget over his will, two months after his death…





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7: In Case I Unexpectedly Die – See My Fearless Last Wishes | July 14, 2019

Scott Pape from the Barefoot Investor has suggested that we all prepare a ‘fearless folder’ in the event of our untimely death, so that our family will know all our expectations and social media details not found in a traditional Will…





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8: Nine most common traps for DIY wills | April 13, 2019

While more Australians are aware of the importance of having a will, simply buying a do-it-yourself will kit from a newsagent and filling it out yourself can cause more problems than it solves.
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Melissa Dunn, a mother-of-two from Dapto, died on March 11 after a short battle with cervical cancer.
9: Woman’s dying wishes determined by Facebook relationship status | March 23, 2019

The Facebook profile of a woman who recently died from cancer is among the resources used by a court to determine who should carry out her final wishes…





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10: Supreme Court rules for Colleen McCullough’s husband in Will dispute | August 8, 2018

Acclaimed Australian author Colleen McCullough left her entire estate to her husband Ric Robinson, the NSW Supreme Court has ruled at the end of a costly and bitter dispute over her multimillion-dollar estate…




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