I am the Beneficiary of a Will – What Are My Rights?
I am the Beneficiary of a Will - What Are My Rights? by Jacqui Brauman Who is a beneficiary? A beneficiary is a person who receives a gift or benefit from a deceased estate. Who arranges the [...]
Digital Assets and Death
Digital assets and death by Jacqui Brauman The Internet is changing our lives, and the speed of the change is only going to increase exponentially. In October 2014, the number of phone SIMS cards exceeded the [...]
Parenting After Separation
Parenting After Separation by Lajita Allan-Agnew Separation is stressful for families and brings with it a plethora of change. How children react to their parents separating depends on the child/s age, temperament and the level of [...]
New State Revenue Office Concession for those purchasing commercial and industrial properties in regional areas
New State Revenue Office Concession for those purchasing commercial and industrial properties in regional areas by Sarah Coombs As of 1 July 2019, the State Revenue Office is offering a concession for those purchasing land in [...]
Have You Been Served?
Have you been served? By Rochelle Manderson In the second of our series on civil litigation, we will be talking defence. Our first blog in this series discussed commencing litigation against another party, but what do you [...]
Spousal Maintenance
Spousal Maintenance by Lajita Allan-Agnew The Americans call it alimony and in Australia we call it Spousal Maintenance (SM). SM is financial support paid by a party to a marriage or to a party in a [...]
How to Prevent a Will Dispute, Like What’s Happening to Bob Hawke’s Will
How to Prevent a Will Dispute, Like What's Happening to Bob Hawke's Will by Jacqui Brauman After his death, Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke’s family is in turmoil over his Will. Bob Hawke died in May 2019, [...]
Bon Voyage! Better call your … solicitor!
Bon Voyage! Better call your… solicitor! by Rochelle Manderson Many of us will enjoy travel for both recreation and business, work and play. Many of us will travel overseas, or interstate, without a thought to arranging [...]
Suspicious Wills: a reason not to do an at-home Will
Suspicious Wills: a reason not to do an at-home Will by Jacqui Brauman When someone elderly or sick makes a Will, and there’s no concern about them having doubtful testamentary capacity, there is an assumption that [...]
The family crypt case study
The Family Crypt Case Study by Jacqui Brauman Only very recently, the Supreme Court in Victoria decided on a case about a family crypt clause in a Will. Frank, the deceased, was divorced but had a [...]