A recent Queensland case highlighted the dangers of undertaking your own estate planning and preparing a do it yourself will.
A couple married in 1984. They both had children from previous relationships but did not have any children together. They prepared a joint will at home...
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...