Wills
Famous Will Catastrophes
This article was originally published in the LawCentral Bulletin 362 on 19th April 2011 and is republished with permission of the author, Brett Davies. You’d be surprised at how many wealthy people die without a Will. Or don’t update their Will to reflect their changing circumstances. Some of the best examples of leaving things until [...]
Writing your own Will is dangerous
This article is republished courtesy of the original author, Brett Davies Lawyers. Please contact them directly for any questions and advice you may need on this topic. Question: My New Year Resolution was to write my own Will. I thought it would be easy. However, I have come to realise that Will writing is far [...]
Who can challenge a Will?
This article is republished courtesy of the original author, Brett Davies Lawyers. Please contact them directly for any questions and advice you may need on this topic. Who can challenge a Will? It doesn’t matter who you are – all Wills can be challenged by certain people. Potential challengers can only come from 5 types [...]
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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