Category: Contested Wills

Homemade 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,...

The 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...

If 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...