Author: Tamara Stevanovic

Locating a Missing Beneficiary

16-March-2024 Contested Wills,Estates By Tamara Stevanovic

Missing Beneficiaries and Benjamin Orders Everything you need to know about locating missing beneficiaries and finalising the distribution of the Estate. As an executor your role is three-fold: a) reduce the assets of the Estate into possession; b)...

Family Provision Claims

28-February-2024 Contested Wills,Estates By Tamara Stevanovic

I’ve been left out of the Will – what do I do now? Everything you need to know about making a family provision claim in NSW. Everyone has the testamentary freedom to decide how and to who to leave their estate to upon their death. However,...

Insolvent Estates

5-November-2023 Property,Estates By Tamara Stevanovic

At times, the responsibility of being an executor can feel like an almost impossible and overwhelming task. It’s hard enough discovering all the assets  of the estate to realise them for the benefit of the beneficiaries, but what do you do if there...

Appointing An Independent Administrator

30-October-2023 Property,Contested Wills,Estates By Tamara Stevanovic

Being appointed an Executor of a loved one’s estate is an incredibly important, yet at times, difficult task. This task is made even more complicated where co-executors cannot agree, an executor has renounced probate, or an executor has failed to...

Social Media and Deceased Estates

28-June-2023 Estates By Tamara Stevanovic

In an increasingly connected world where keeping up to date with the happenings of family and friends is a few clicks away, social media is a necessity in our day to day lives. But what happens to your loved one’s social media accounts when they pass?...