Clarity is Key with Estate Planning and Wills
Estate Planning and Wills A few recent cases before various superior courts in Australia have reiterated the need to obtain appropriate legal advice at the time of drafting a Will to ensure that your wishes properly explained and carried out after your death and to avoid costly Court intervention. In the matter before the Supreme […]
Estate Hemmes; Cameron v Mead [2018] NSWSC 85
Edward Cameron, the son born to hospitality magnate, John Hemmes, and Fiona Cameron in 1990 after an extra-marital affair, has been awarded a legacy of $1.75 million from Hemmes’ deceased estate earlier this month by the Supreme Court of NSW. In 1995, the Family Court of Australia declared that Hemmes was Cameron’s father after a […]
Intestacy and De facto Spouses
After Nomads bikie member, Adrian Pamplin, died in 2013, his mother and his long-time girlfriend, Ann Irwin, battled in Court for the next 4 years, until the NSW Supreme Court finally handed down a judgment in November 2017. As Pamplin died without a Will, the primary issue in the proceedings was whether Pamplin was in […]
Valid Wills and Property Distribution
A valid Will provides assurance that your property will be distributed in accordance with your wishes once you have died. While there is always the possibility that a Will may be contested, it is far less likely that any claimants will succeed if your Will is properly drafted and executed. Generally, for a Will made […]
