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,...

Changing Your Mind and Changing Your Will. Re: Picking and the hack that doesn’t work Written by Lindsay Chan

by Reception | Mar 26, 2021 | Will Challenges

Changing Your Mind and Changing Your Will Re: Picking and the hack that doesn’t work Written by Lindsay Chan Everybody loves a life hack; a usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing a task easily, and in a much shorter time. Hacks eliminate life’s...

Friends Who Become Family. Rakovich v Marszalek [2020] NSWSC 589-Why good friends should make a will.

by Reception | Mar 23, 2021 | Will Challenges

Friends Who Become Family. Rakovich v Marszalek [2020] NSWSC 589-Why good friends should make a will. Written by Lindsay Chan There’s a well known quote that says “ There are friends, there is family, and there are friends that become family.” For Horst Marszalek this...

ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN REALLY EQUAL? The equality problem and the hotchpot clause solution to unequal distribution of your estate.

by Reception | Feb 23, 2021 | Will Challenges

ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN REALLY EQUAL? The equality problem and the hotchpot clause solution to unequal distribution of your estate. Written by Lindsay Chan Despite the usual family jokes about the favourite child, when it comes to estate planning, parents will usually...

Family Provision Claims : Why They’re Important for Adult Children of Previous Relationships. Haertsch V Whiteway [2020]

by Reception | Feb 16, 2021 | Will Challenges

Family Provision Claims: Why They’re Important for Adult Children of Previous Relationships. Haertsch V Whiteway [2020] If you’re an adult child from a previous marriage then chances are you’ve faced a number of dilemmas over the years; who to spend the holidays with,...

We Need To Talk About Will. Birch v Birch and the fight for Fairyland.

by Reception | Feb 9, 2021 | Will Challenges

We Need To Talk About Will. Birch v Birch and the fight for Fairyland. Written by Lindsay Chan There are things that people don’t like to talk about. In an age where we constantly  overshare and our personal lives are uploaded to social media for even strangers to...

Good Neighbours Aren’t Always Good Friends. Gibbs v Loveday & Kimyani v Sandhu -Executors who behaved badly and have paid the price.

by Reception | Feb 3, 2021 | Will Challenges

There’s an old Chinese proverb that says a good neighbour is a priceless treasure, a saying that Anita Border took to heart when it came to deciding who was to be the executor of her will. David Loveday was not only described by her as a trusted neighbour but he was...