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by Reception | Apr 28, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills
Where There’s A Will Is There Always A Way? Re GEW[2020] QSC 119 & The Informal Will Letters, emails and, more recently, even text phone messages, have been held by the courts to be a valid will. But before you pull your phone out and start announcing your...
by Reception | Dec 1, 2020 | Estate Planning
There was once a man who wanted to make a will that was fair. One where his 3 sons from a previous relationship were taken care of equally, where the Public Trustee of Queensland (“PTQ”) was appointed as the executor and trustee to avoid any family disputes and one...
by Reception | Oct 21, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills
COVID-19 Emergency Regulation Permits Wills Via Audio-visual Link Written by Naomi Williams The law of wills and estates is not typically a rapidly changing field, but much is unprecedented about life during the coronavirus pandemic. On 14 May 2020 the Governor in...
by Reception | Oct 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
My life is a lie! (and how to fix a broken trust deed) The Truman Show In the 1998 movie, the Truman Show, Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) discovers there is something not quite right about his world. Life comes crashing down on Truman when he uncovers that all of his...
by Reception | Oct 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
Bower Birds & Estate Planning – It’s All About Preparation Preparation is important. A male bower bird is an interesting creature. It will expend great effort in collecting all manner of shiny objects, to build a so-called bower. Hours are spent preparing to...
by Reception | Oct 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
The Halo of Death and Other Unicorns The Unicorn A quick search on the internet of the phrase Books on Unicorns will quickly reveal a never-ending assortment of titles. I must confess I have read none of them, but one title did get my attention; Zombies Vs. Unicorns...
