What is an Enduring Power of Attorney? An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) is a document that appoints a person (the attorney) to make legal and financial decisions on behalf of the principal, once the principal is unable to manage their affairs. The principal...
PURPOSE OF A GRANT OF PROBATE The executor of an estate is responsible for collecting the deceased's assets, paying any debts and then distributing the assets to the beneficiaries. A grant of probate is a legal document that authorises an executor (or executors) to manage the...
Article dated 16 April 2019 Many clients who are negotiating a property settlement and have received or are about to receive a large inheritance, are concerned with how that inheritance will be treated. Often when a party receives any special lump sum payment in their marriage,...
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Estate planning is important to everyone, irrespective of their age or financial position. Everyone should think about or implement an estate plan which takes into account the individual's personal circumstances including family arrangements, businesses, assets and liabilities, superannuation and how the estate is to be administered...
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It is common for people who control valuable business or tax structures and entities outside of their estate to make provision for their family through those entities when they die, as opposed to leaving gifts to them in their Will. A recent Queensland case highlighted where,...
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