This case is an appeal regarding a Will bequeathing a house as a gift to a friend. On the face of it, the clause was straight forward: “I give my motor vehicle, my household chattels and my principal place of residence at my death to my friend…” However, a Will takes effect as if it […]
This week we received an e-mail from a lady whose step-son has served a Family Provision claim on her and his half-brother, his father having made no provision for him at all in his Will. We sent her back an e-mail seeking the relevant information, because the step-son has to prove both need and that
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Irene and Jarred were busy over the last couple of days taking instructions from clients and preparing wills as part of a fund-raiser for the Red Cross. We are also working on a couple of not-very-straight forward probate applications. One is for a gentleman who was from Lithuania who died leaving no family in Australia.
We have been preparing some special purpose wills lately: Wills that make special provision for intellectually disabled children; and Wills that only allow the next generation to have the benefit of the income from the estate, with the capital going to the grandchildren. We have also prepared wills to give a schizophrenic son the benefit
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Yesterday Jarred and Irene spent half a day each interviewing clients as part of a fund raiser for the Red Cross. The clients paid the Red Cross $75.00. Jarred and Irene interviewed the clients and are now busy preparing the wills. Jarred sent me a couple at 9.30pm last night to settle! Michael Paterson &
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