Claim proofing your Will – In Just Three Years – S01E03 – Battle of Wills Video Series
Adrian Corbould discusses how you can claim proof your Will so that it cannot be claimed upon and any claim made is shut down.
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Does Your Child Associate With Actors Or Gladiators? You Can Exclude Them From Your Will.* [AKA What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?]
An ancient historical view on disinheriting children. Has a testator's reasons to disinherit children changed that much in the past 1500 years?
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Reasons to not make a Will…
You are not legally required to have a Will. But if you don't, you're leaving it up to others to determine how your estate is distributed.
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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 lived...
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Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything
Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything Generally, for a Will to be valid it needs to be signed by a Willmaker (testator) in the presence of two witnesses, who...
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What is the minimum age for making a Will?
Video transcript Hello, Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist – Wills and Estates, Turnbull Hill Lawyers. Today’s question is what is the minimum age someone can make a will? Section 5 of the Succession...
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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 [2017] NSWSC 892. In this case, the plaintiff was the daughter...
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What happens if the time limit to contest proceedings has expired?
In New South Wales the time limit to commence proceedings for a family provision claim is 12 months from the date of death of the deceased person. You may be...
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Making a video will – most likely will end up on the cutting room floor
You've seen the movies - following the eccentric billionaire's death, a video of their last wishes is played to an audience of (usually disappointed) relatives.
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How to Obtain a Copy of the Will
How do obtain a copy of the Will? This article explains what you need to do in order to acquire a copy of the deceased's Will. Read more...
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