Case Summary Mcgeough v Ian Torrington Blatchford as administrator of the estate of Margaret Mary Mcgeough [2019] WASC 454
This court case illustrates why these sorts of family provision matters should settle, particularly for a small estate. The first 132 paragraphs deal with the facts. From that, the Judge concluded that adequate provision had not been made for the reasons given in paragraphs 133 to 142. Note that the test is not limited to […]
Family Provision Dispute
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 […]