Spilling the tea on Jones v Dunkel – S05E01 – Adrian Corbould Wills & Estates
What is the Jones v Dunkel rule – and why is it relevant to my family provision claim or defence? Hello, I’m Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist in Wills &...
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Can a step-child contest a will?
What’s the deal with step-children being excluded from wills? While this may seem like the start to a hilarious, well-timed joke, the truth is it can be anything but...
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Why do people contest estates?
Our contested estate clients come from all walks of life and involve a wide variety of family dynamics and family configurations. In some cases, our clients have been excluded...
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Foster Child Receives $85,684 After Successfully Contesting a Will
Foster children are eligible to contest a deceased’s will if they were wholly or partly dependent upon the deceased at any time during their life, and if they also...
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Case Summary: Penninger v Penninger [2017] NSWSC 892
On 6 July 2017, the Supreme Court of NSW handed down its decision in the case of Penninger v Penninger NSWSC 892. In this case, the plaintiff was the...
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The Forfeiture Rule Explained: Allison Baden-Clay Case Study
“And for what? For a little bit of money? There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’t you know that? And here you are, and it’s...
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Case Summary: Madison Ashton v Estate of the late Richard Pratt
“Hi, my name is Adrian Corbould. I’m a lawyer at Turnbull Hill. I practice exclusively in the area of Contested Wills and Estates.” “Today the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in...
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$732,133.76 reasons why an Executor should obtain the best legal advice…
In a Decision of the NSW Supreme Court handed down on 31 January 2013, a Judge has ordered a person who obtained a Grant of Probate of a Will,...
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