by Reception | Nov 16, 2017 | Elder Abuse, Estate Disputes
Australia faces an ageing population: between now and 2040 every State and Territory is expected to experience a significant ageing of its population, and some will experience a declining of mental capacity. The projections are that over the next 40 years, the...
by Reception | Oct 4, 2017 | Will Challenges
The mistress of a late billionaire launched an estate battle to make a claim on his estate. Former sex worker and the mistress of the late Visy billionaire, Richard Pratt, was initially denied her $10 million claim and she returned to court to appeal the decision....
by Reception | Sep 4, 2017 | Estate Disputes
High profile South African president and activist, Nelson Mandela, died in 2013 and despite leaving behind a detailed will, a bitter court battle erupted among members of his family. Mandela’s first wife Winnie, whom he divorced in 1996, has contested the will...
by Reception | Mar 23, 2017 | Will Challenges
An estate feud has erupted in a wealthy New York art family after two brothers accused their stepmother of wrongfully selling millions of dollars worth of paintings that they should instead have inherited. The most recent estate feud is over “La Balayeuse,” described...
by Reception | Mar 15, 2017 | Estate Disputes, Estate Planning
Why do dementia and estate planning go together? Because the presence of dementia in someone’s life many mean that they’ve lost the mental capacity to make legal decisions for themselves, and because it increases their risk of being financially exploited...
