The Statutory Will Solution to Incapacity. Re MTX 2020 QSC 117 and the court application that could save your estate money

by Reception | Dec 2, 2021 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges

The Statutory Will Solution to Incapacity Re MTX 2020 QSC 117 and the court application that could save your estate money Any will professional worth their salt will tell you to avoid a court application if you can. Allowing a Judge to make a decision on an estate can...

Where’s Your Will? The Will of Valerie Eve Robson [2020 QSC 52] and the Forgetful Will Custodian.

by Reception | Nov 18, 2021 | Estate Disputes, Executor Disputes, Will Challenges

Where’s Your Will? The Will of Valerie Eve Robson [2020 QSC 52] and the Forgetful Will Custodian. Where’s your original will? The original one, not the email or photocopy that you received from your legal advisors but the actual document that you signed in the...

THE WILL GAMBLE. RE: Weedon [2020] QSC 161 and the high stakes risk of an unwitnessed will.

by Reception | Nov 3, 2021 | Will Challenges

THE WILL GAMBLE RE: Weedon [2020] QSC 161 and the high stakes risk of an unwitnessed will. How much do you like to gamble? Not at all? A yearly bet on the Melbourne Cup? I would bet (pardon the pun) that you wouldn’t risk losing your entire estate to the wrong person...

The Fox Family & Their Father’s Missing Will. Re Fox [2020] QSC 30

by Reception | Oct 20, 2021 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills

The Fox Family & Their Father’s Missing Will Re Fox [2020] QSC 30 If you’re looking for tales of drama, mystery and intrigue then the Supreme Court of Queensland’s Succession law cases have it all. Despite good intentions, failing to update your will and your...

The Granny Flat Fail. Richardson v Lindsay and how it’s important to get your house in order before you commit.

by Reception | Sep 24, 2021 | Will Challenges

The Granny Flat Fail Richardson v Lindsay and how it’s important to get your house in order before you commit   People are living longer. However, being the surviving spouse and living alone in the large family home, which was once bursting at the seams, can have a...

Executor Disputes. Re: Franks [2021] QCS 134 and the remedies available for executors who just can’t agree.

by Reception | Jun 16, 2021 | Will Challenges

Executor Disputes Re: Franks [2021] QCS 134 and the remedies available for executors who just can’t agree. For hundreds of years we’ve been finding ways of settling an argument. Jousting, duals, boxing, and less physical remedies such as mediation and therapy...