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 […]
Boyfriend & Girlfriend or De facto Relationship?
A recent case in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia has resulted in a Judge ruling that a couple were just ‘boyfriend and girlfriend’ and not in a de facto relationship, despite the parties having 2 children together and being involved in a lengthy sexual relationship. In Weldon & Levitt [2017] FCCA 3072 (11 December […]
