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Executor of a Will: How Hard Can This Role Be?
The Will-maker should appoint a responsible executor if they want to carry out their last wishes properly.
JB Solicitors
Australia: Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning
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What Is A Grant Of Probate?
Probate provides a mechanism for notifying creditors and other interested parties about the deceased person's passing.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Contested Wills: How Hard Is It To Contest A Will?
Contesting a Will reveals a lot, which may include family quarrels, which may bring out deep-rooted family issues.
JB Solicitors
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It depends – Does my family discretionary trust need an appointor?
Transcript & link to video – what is an appointor? Why have one? Does a FD trust need one?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
King & Wood Mallesons
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How The Trustee Can Remove The Appointor
Pointon Partners
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Have you reviewed your discretionary trust lately? Frequently asked questions
Mellor Olsson Lawyers
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Administering life interests in a changing world: construction and trustee powers in Estate of Chaddock (Deceased) [2025] NSWSC 463
Bartier Perry
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It depends – Should you involve your kids in the control of your family discretionary trust?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Choosing the right executor for your will
HHG Legal Group
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Protecting Your Tomorrow, Today: The Importance Of An Enduring Power Of attorney
Swaab
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So You've Updated Your Estate Plan, But What Happens To The Family Trust When You Die?
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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Why Estate Planning Is Just As Important In Your 20's As Your 60's
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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When executors should stand firm: Court rejects "extravagant" TFM claim with heavy costs consequences
Pointon Partners
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Cause And Consequence: Show Cause Letters In The Landscape Of The Workplace
Bartier Perry
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Interstaff Immigration Agency
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Funds Update - 26 September 2025
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends
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Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!
Piper Alderman
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Madness, mobility and modernisation: what Banks v Goodfellow still teaches us about will making capacity
BvG shows testamentary capacity is about understanding & intention, not perfection. This principle must guide us even in today's digital age.
Bartier Perry
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Superannuation and estate planning
Superannuation is one of the most significant assets Australians hold, but unlike other assets, it does not automatically follow your will.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
Video
It depends – What happens to the appointor role in my family discretionary trust when I die?
Transcript & link to video discussing what is an appointor? What happens when an appointor dies? What if I don't like what my trust deed says?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Why good estate planning matters: Lessons from Kemp v Findlay
While courts may accept unsigned digital wills if intent is clear, failing to meet formal requirements can cause costly, stressful disputes.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Superannuation and your Estate – are your children really protected? Lessons from Steele v Host-Plus Pty Limited as trustee for the Hostplus Superannuation Fund [2025] FCA 668
Carroll & O'Dea
Video
Powers of Attorney: Who Will You Give This To?
JB Solicitors
Video
Can Wills Be Contested by Family and Friends?
JB Solicitors
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Helping Your Children Into The Property Market — The Right Way
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Challenging the validity of a will in Victoria: what you need to know
Pointon Partners
Video
It depends – Should my superannuation death benefit be paid to my estate, to be dealt with under my Will?
Cooper Grace Ward
Video
It depends – Trust vesting
Cooper Grace Ward
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Why Binding Death Benefit Nominations are crucial in Estate Planning
HHG Legal Group
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What happens if you do without a Will in Australia?
Watkins Tapsell
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How Do You Update Your Will in Australia?
Watkins Tapsell
Video
It depends – Trust vesting
Transcript & link to video - from 1/8/25, Qld trusts may vest after 125 years, but deed terms & legal steps determine if extension is possible.
Cooper Grace Ward
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Why Binding Death Benefit Nominations are crucial in Estate Planning
Explains difference between binding & non-binding nominations. A BDBN is essential in managing your superannuation after death.
HHG Legal Group
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What happens if you do without a Will in Australia?
Explains what happens when someone dies without a Will, how intestacy laws work & why it's important to plan ahead.
Watkins Tapsell
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How Do You Update Your Will in Australia?
Keeping your Will up to date is just as important as writing one in the first place.
Watkins Tapsell
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It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?
Cooper Grace Ward
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Contesting a Will in Australia: How Do You Succeed With It?
Beneficiaries or supposed beneficiaries can contest a Will with different and personal reasons for doing so.
JB Solicitors
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5 Facts About Probate and Letters of Administration NSW
These ensure the proper management and distribution of a deceased person's assets, whether or not they left a valid will.
JB Solicitors
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What Happens To Your Crypto And Cloud After You Die? Why Your Online Life Needs A Will
You've got crypto, a cloud full of photos, and a dozen social accounts. But what happens to all of it when you're gone? The concept of inheritance is undergoing a profound transformation.
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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Is Your Estate Plan Crash-Proof?
In recent weeks, global stock markets have experienced a dramatic decline, with the ASX 200 falling by 6.5% in a single day on April 7—marking its steepest one-day drop since March 2020.
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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New Aged Care Restrictive Practices Law Mean New Decisions For Estate Planning
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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The benefits of discussing your will and estate plans with family before you pass away
PCL Lawyers
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It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my siblings?
Cooper Grace Ward
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No will, no direction: The estate of Liam Payne and understanding law of intestacy
Swaab
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What Happens to Your SMSF When You Die?
PCL Lawyers
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Grandchildren And Family Provision Claims: A Hard Lesson From Broadus V Cradduck
Bartier Perry
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Dying Without a Will
Mellor Olsson Lawyers
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Unfulfilled Intentions, Family Provision and Notional Estate in Boyd v Roberts
Bartier Perry
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Challenging a will in Victoria: understanding Family Provision claims
Pointon Partners
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Elder wealth transfers and the Court's watchful eye: transactions undone in La Selva v La Selva [2025] NSWSC 78
Bartier Perry
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It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my grandchildren?
Cooper Grace Ward
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"This farm will be yours one day" – High Court Lessons about proprietary estoppel
McCabes
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Cost of making a Will in NSW
JB Solicitors
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A homemade Will headache – untangling Re Negrean; Borbil v Borbil [2025] QSC 66
Bartier Perry
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Superannuation Death Benefits: Are Your Loved Ones Protected?
Kalus Kenny Intelex
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It depends – What happens to the appointor role in my family discretionary trust when I die?
Cooper Grace Ward
Powers of Attorney: Who Will You Give This To?
JB Solicitors
Can Wills Be Contested by Family and Friends?
JB Solicitors
What happens to your inheritance in a divorce or separation?
PCL Lawyers
"Full Disclosure" Podcast, Vol. 17: The importance of getting your affairs in order
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