Choosing the Wrong Executor

Choosing the Wrong Executor

Be careful who you choose as the executor of your estate; sometimes the temptation to commit fraud can be too much. A jealous son who was sick of his brother being the ‘favourite’, was jailed for four years for cheating his brother out of a $1.5 million...
What is a Statutory Will?

What is a Statutory Will?

The Supreme Court of Queensland handed down a decision in which a statutory will was made for a 12-year-old girl. What is a Statutory Will? Section 21 of Succession Act (Qld) gives the court discretion to authorise a will to be made, altered or revoked for a person...
Unequal Inheritance Is On The Rise

Unequal Inheritance Is On The Rise

What is an unequal inheritance? There are a growing number of parents who are dividing up their estates unequally in their wills. Why is this happening and can they do it?  Is an unequal inheritance unfair? We are society that expects equality. We expect it, but we...
Beneficiaries: What You Need To Consider

Beneficiaries: What You Need To Consider

What is meant by the term beneficiaries? Being the beneficiary of an estate is bittersweet. When someone dies, their assets can’t go with them.  The people to whom these assets are given under the law are called beneficiaries. The hope is that a beneficiary will...