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...

Life Estates And The Crisp Solution. Ng v Lau; In the Estate of Ken Kui Yuen Lau [2020] NSWSC 713

by Reception | May 19, 2021 | Will Challenges

Life Estates And The Crisp Solution Ng v Lau; In the Estate of Ken Kui Yuen Lau [2020] NSWSC 713 Everyone deserves a second chance but sometimes second marriages and blended families can cause headaches when it comes to making sure that both your current partner and...

The Executors Commission- Your Conduct Counts. Re Estate of Badstuebner [2020] QSC 144

by Reception | May 14, 2021 | Will Challenges

The Executors Commission- Your Conduct Counts Re Estate of Badstuebner [2020] QSC 144 Agreeing to become a named executor in a will is the easy bit. The hard bit comes when you’re called upon to make good those promises you made to oversee the distribution of an...

The Red Envelope. Re Marshall (deceased) (2020) 4 QR 321 and Testamentary Intention.

by Reception | Apr 20, 2021 | Will Challenges

The Red Envelope Re Marshall (deceased) (2020) 4 QR 321 and Testamentary Intention   In 2016 Gayle Marshall was thinking about the future. She had suffered a heart attack some months before and her mortality was on her mind. She sat down and wrote the following: ON...

Is Your Ex-Spouse Entitled To Make A Claim On Your Estate? Ryan v Harrison [2020] QSC 267 and the ex wife who thought she could.

by Reception | Apr 15, 2021 | Will Challenges

Is Your Ex-Spouse Entitled To Make A Claim On Your Estate? Ryan v Harrison [2020] QSC 267 and the ex-wife who thought she could.   26 years before his death, Brian Harrison got divorced to Therese Ryan, and just like in 1000’s of other divorces before and since,...