by Reception | Sep 24, 2020 | Estate Planning
Estate Planning After Losing A Capacity It had always been the case that if someone lost their marbles in old age it was no longer possible for them to change their Will. A lot of times, as a lawyer, you would have someone in your office who clearly did not have...
by Reception | Nov 14, 2018 | Will Challenges
The increasing complexity of families continues to have ramifications for wills and estates law, particularly in answering the question about who can make a claim on a parent’s estate. In the United States, the Matter of the Estate of Douglas Castellano and the...
by Reception | Nov 7, 2018 | Will Challenges
A new study has revealed that Australians are relying on an inheritance and are already working out how they will spend it. About 29 per cent of Australians concede they are expecting an inheritance and they intend to spend some or all of it once payday arrives. The...
by Reception | Nov 2, 2018 | Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is a problem that occurs in most socio-economic groups in Western countries around the world. One man with very personal experience in this area is Philip Marshall, grandson of the late New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor. In 2006, Marshall took...
by Reception | Oct 30, 2018 | Will Challenges
A son who inherited a “mere £1.6m” from his wealthy father launched an estate battle with his siblings over the rest of their parents’ £10m fortune, claiming that the fact that he and his siblings had all received an equal inheritance was unfair. Gary McDonald claimed...
