Category: Wills and Estate Planning
What If The Unthinkable Happens To Your Loved One?
It can be an emotional and overwhelming time when someone close to you dies. To make matters more difficult, there can also be a substantial number of practical tasks that...
VIEW MOREThe Ugly Truth About Hiring A Lawyer
Hiring A Lawyer On many occasions, we are consulted by people who have experienced a family breakdown and they have undertaken a significant amount of research online – the legal...
VIEW MOREThe Importance of Updating Your Will and Next-of-Kin
An undervalued, but most critical items, to at least consider, is updating your will, next-of-kin and any power of attorney documents you may have in place In fact, if someone...
VIEW MOREIt’s 8 weeks until Christmas! Will you be ready?
Will you be ready? Are you amazed how quickly Christmas seems to come around each year? It’s only 8 weeks away so will you be ready this year? Have you...
VIEW MOREDo I Need Estate Planning if I Don’t Own a Mansion?
Most of us know we need a will of some description, but when it comes to estate planning and dividing up an estate in the event of our eventual death,...
VIEW MOREShould You Use a DIY Will Kit or Hire An Attorney?
DIY will kits are becoming increasingly more popular and many are available for purchase online. Having a will is important on many levels, particularly if you have a sizeable estate,...
VIEW MOREWhat is Power of Attorney and When Would You Need It ?
In simple terms, a power of attorney is a legal document where a person is nominated to act on your behalf (known as the agent) regarding your affairs. The document...
VIEW MOREFind out The Real Importance of Estate Planning and Having a Current Will
Why do you need a Will? If you die without a Will the law says you have died “intestate”, this means that you have left no valid instructions as to...
VIEW MOREHave You Been Left Out Of A Will?
Don't lose hope just yet ! Your lawyer may be able to help by what is known as a Family Provision Claim to the Court. (Traditionally these claims were known...
VIEW MOREWhy do you need to make or review your Will?
In basic terms, if you do not make a Will then you have no control over what happens to your Estate when you die. In Queensland, the Succession Act sets...
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