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Incoming Inheritance During Divorce – Who gets what and why?
Disputes- Will & Estates

Incoming Inheritance During Divorce – Who gets What and Why?

Dealing with a divorce is exceptionally difficult.  It is both often emotionally, financially and physically draining.  Couple that with the death of a relative and

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Contracting Death- What happens if a party in a real estate transaction passes away?
Conveyancing

Contracting Death- What happens if a party in a real estate transaction passes away?

A ‘party’ is defined in the latest REIQ contract[1] to include the party’s executors, administrators or successors.   The take home message is simple: death

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Five Considerations when Selecting an Executor to Your Will/ Estate
Wills and Estates

Five Considerations when Selecting an Executor to Your Will/ Estate

Selecting an executor of your will is not a decision that should be taken lightly.   Executors bear the responsibility of administering your estate after

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Wills and Estates

Enduring Powers Of Attorney – Conflict Transactions

A conflict transaction happens when there is a conflict between an attorney’s duty to the Principal and the attorney’s own interests. An attorney cannot enter

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Dangers of DIY Will kits & Free Will services
Wills and Estates

Why Free Will Kits in QLD Are Risky: Avoid DIY Wills and Protect Your Estate

What problems might there be with DIY wills? When it comes to drafting your Will in Queensland, there are many services available, including free Will

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Will & Estate Disputes- Ways to Dispute a will lawyer
Disputes- Will & Estates

How do I contest a Will or Contest an Estate? – Estate Dispute

There are three ways to contest a Will:-   1.             The Will was not executed properly.    Recently, Parliament has

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Disputes- Will & Estates

Examples of Executor Misconduct in Queensland: What Beneficiaries Can Do

An executor is appointed by a will to carry out the deceased’s wishes, but what happens when executor misconduct occurs? In Queensland, beneficiaries can take

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The Importance of Family Provision Applications- Will & Estate Dispute
Disputes- Will & Estates

The Importance of Family Provision Applications- Will & Estate Dispute

Family provision applications are not concerned with achieving fairness or equality. Instead, the statutory purpose of these applications is to adequately provide for an eligible

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Testamentary Capacity - Contesting Wills
Disputes- Will & Estates

Testamentary Capacity – Contesting Wills

What is Testamentary Capacity and how does it affect a will or an estate? One of the side effects is that in the last five

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Left out of the will? Family provision applications explained
Disputes- Will & Estates

Left out of the will? Family provision applications explained – Will Disputes

Wills are designed to provide a deceased persons’ family and friends with clarity as to how their estate’s assets will be distributed. But what happens

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