by Reception | Dec 20, 2017 | Estate Disputes
Can a dependant – even one you haven’t seen in years – contest your will? What if you haven’t seen a child in years and have no relationship with them? Are you entitled to cut them out of your will because you don’t have a relationship...
by Reception | Dec 15, 2017 | Estate Disputes
In long-running estate litigation, Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, lost control of a $4 billion family trust in May 2015, with the Supreme Court handing control to her daughter, Bianca Rinehart. Supreme Court Justice Paul Brereton said in his ruling...
by Reception | Dec 12, 2017 | Estate Disputes
Have you considered providing for your pets in your will? In 2015, The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon died at the age of 59. As well as being famous for helping to create The Simpsons, he had been a well-known animal rights activist and philanthropist. He bequeathed...
by Reception | Dec 5, 2017 | Estate Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
An estate claim has revealed a family’s horrific abuse, which was kept secret so that the victim would receive a million-dollar inheritance. Under what circumstances should you promise your estate to your children? A woman in Victoria promised to include her...
by Reception | Nov 28, 2017 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
A family estate battle threatened to erupt over the will of cricketing star Richie Benaud, before all parties agreed on a settlement. The cricketing legend and commentator Richie Benaud died aged 84, and was allegedly worth tens of millions of dollars at the time of...
by Reception | Nov 24, 2017 | Estate Disputes
The Star Trek estate battle was out of this world, containing everything that a celebrity court battle requires. Gene Roddenberry was an American screenwriter and producer and is best known for creating the Star Trek television series and science-fiction franchise....
