In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Queensland Government has passed new regulations for signing Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Directives. The new regulations allow … [Read more...]
Would hallucinations and cognitive impairment prevent you from making a valid Will?
The answer is - it depends. At the end of last year, the NSW Court of Appeal considered a Judge’s finding that an 85 yr old gentleman Mr Croft, who died in 2016 retained the required capacity to … [Read more...]
Advance Health Directives vs Advances in Medical Science
If you have made an Advance Health Directive (AHD), you may be familiar with the Review section at the back of the document. Many people may have not had a look at their AHD since it was made and for … [Read more...]
Close enough? The effect of COVID-19 on signing your Will – why you shouldn’t do it without us.
In our recent post of 17 April 2020, we highlighted the requirements to be followed for a Will to be validly executed. Those requirements, in particular, include the need for the Willmaker to be … [Read more...]
Close enough? The effect of COVID-19 on signing your Will & Enduring Power of Attorney
In the current COVID-19 climate, it is crucial people sort fact from fiction. We have received a number of enquiries from concerned clients regarding their Wills and Enduring Powers of … [Read more...]
Funeral Expenses – what is a reasonable way to go?
Where a person passes away with a valid Will appointing an Executor, the Executor will typically make the funeral and burial arrangements. A Will often contains the wishes of the Deceased regarding … [Read more...]
Don’t tell Mum – half the death benefit is gone!
Dying without a valid Will is bad enough but combine it with failing to make a binding nomination regarding your superannuation entitlements and the consequences can be disastrous. Many younger … [Read more...]
“Who gets the fishing gear?”
In a recent Supreme Court of Queensland case, the Judge was asked to interpret the meaning of a clause in a Will that gave “all of the fishing gear” and a 37ft fishing trawler to the deceased’s son. … [Read more...]
Where there’s a Will… (Part 3)
This is the third article in our series detailing steps you can take to reduce (or perhaps entirely prevent) a challenge being made to your estate. As we have previously discussed, any estate plan … [Read more...]
Where there’s a Will… (Part 2)
This is the second article in our series detailing steps you can take to reduce (or perhaps entirely prevent) a challenge being made to your estate. One crucial step, to take as part of your estate … [Read more...]