Passing It On
Update your Will when your cheating husband is given marching orders
Question: My client is distraught. After finding out that her husband’s personal assistant was taking the ‘personal’ part of the job literally, they are now divorced. I am a Western Australian accountant that wants to protect my already fragile client. I hear that divorce invalidates a Will. Should she make a new Will? What happens if she fails to make a new Will? Read the article for the answer…
Store your Will safely in the Will Bank
When a lawyer drafts your Will for you it is common that they will store the original and you receive a copy. One downside of that is keeping track of the lawyer’s current contact details. (I haven’t heard from the lawyer who drafted our Wills 5 years ago.) The Public Trustee in Western Australia provide [...]
Donate It Forward Project
If you received a payment from the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package that you consider partly or fully to be surplus to your immediate needs then consider using it to support someone really needy. Check out Donate It Forward, which is being held in conjunction with Pay It Forward Day. The aim is to donate $50 [...]
Kiva gives good karma
Scott Pape, author of The Barefoot Investor, has written an interesting in-depth article about a micro-finance lender who faciliates loans between you and some of the world’s poorest entrepreneurs. Read about Kiva.org on Scott’s blog here. Visit Kiva.org here to learn more about how you can make a difference with your wealth.
Peter Brock’s FORMER partner WINS estate battle
“The former partner of the late motor racing legend Peter Brock has won a legal battle over his estate”, reports the ABC News. Brock apparently left three Wills – the latter one changed a major beneficiary from his former partner (Bev Brock) to his partner at the time of his death (Julie Bamford). But the [...]
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