On Death
Ensuring your wishes are carried out in the event of your death.
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 [...]
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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