Category: Estates

A Guardianship case in the Supreme Court last October found that a financial manager could be replaced for reasons other than incompetence or impropriety if it was in the best interests of the protected person. In M v M [2013] 1495, the Supreme Court...

Has a family member recently passed away without leaving anything from their estate for you? If so, you may be entitled to make a family provision claim under the Succession Act. A family provision claim is an application for an order for provision to be...

When someone you care about dies, the circumstances of their death and the ensuing funeral arrangements can be too much to bear for some. And while this is a somewhat unsavoury topic, it is something everyone should know a little about, so that when...

When couples with children separate it can mean additional complexity over custody and shared parental responsibilities. Yet what if the child dies? Who decides who can arrange the funeral. A NSW Supreme Court judgment resolved a very difficult...