Category: Contested Wills
How do you remove an incompetent Executor?
15-December-2014 Guardianship,Contested Wills By Mark StreeterBeneficiaries of wills and estates, where probate already has been ordered, are sometimes faced with a conundrum of how to deal with an Executor who is not doing the job properly. In such circumstances it may be possible for the beneficiaries (as...
How to ensure your will is valid
6-December-2014 Guardianship,Contested Wills By Mark StreeterHomemade documents, such as do-it-yourself will kits or handwritten notes, are often inadequate in clearly stipulating what you wish to happen to your assets after you die. A properly laid out and executed will can avoid unintended consequences,...
Executors who fail to collect estate assets can be liable to beneficiaries
Contested Wills By Mark StreeterThe role of the executors of a will is to identify and collect the assets of the estate and then distribute them according to the will left by the deceased. But what happens if the executors fail to perform their role properly? In the case of Bird v...
Trustees risk penalties for acting on bias
26-May-2014 Contested Wills By Mark StreeterIf you are a trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund with a binding death benefit nomination, it’s important you understand your responsibility to remain impartial. If the fund involves a blended family, a binding death benefit nomination can...