Claim proofing your Will – In Just Three Years – S01E03 – Battle of Wills Video Series
Transcript Adrian Corbould: Hello, welcome to the Battle of Wills series where I’ll be talking about contested estate matters, Wills and related issues. Today, I’ll be talking about claim...
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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?]
In conducting research on estrangement cases in family provision claims, for our mutual edification of How The Romans Would Have Done It, I wish to share notable comments by...
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Reasons to not make a Will…
Stephen Colbert: “You don’t care about dying?”Ricky Gervais: “Well, I don’t care about being dead, because I won’t know about it. It’s like being stupid – it’s only painful...
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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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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,...
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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...
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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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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...
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Making a video will – most likely will end up on the cutting room floor
Making a Video Will 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 TO OBTAIN A COPY OF A WILL Under s54 of the Succession Act (NSW) 2006, a person who has possession or control of a Will of a deceased person...
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