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Are you a domestic partner?

Will disputes

If your partner died without a valid will and you wish to administer his or her estate or inherit, or you wish to make a...

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Unsuccessful family provision applicant’s costs paid by estate

Will disputes

A 60 year old son’s family provision application against his father’s $10 million dollar estate has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of NSW. The...

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Successful family provision claim by de facto spouse of 3 years

Will disputes

The recently reported judgment in the Supreme Court of NSW, Estate Hawkins; Huxtable v Hawkins [2018] NSWSC 174 was a matter involving a family provision claim brought by a person...

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DNA Testing Ordered to Verify Child of the Deceased

Will disputes

Kohari v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2016] NSWSC 1372 A family provision applicant has been ordered by the Supreme Court of NSW to undergo a DNA...

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The Estate of the Late Neville Wran

Will disputes

No family or estate is immune to a dispute developing after a person’s death, although there are things that can be done to arrange your...

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Binding financial agreements and family provision claims

Will disputes

The law is a reflection of our society’s need to have rules and means of dealing with the various situations that result from complex human...

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What is a notional estate claim?

Will disputes

The Succession Act 2006 (NSW) allows for a family provision claim to treat property that is not actually part of a deceased estate as still notionally part of a deceased estate....

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Succession Act 2006 – Are you entitled to make a claim on a deceased’s estate?

Will disputes

A person who believes they have been unfairly excluded from a will or other testamentary disposition may be entitled to make a claim on an...

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De facto relationships and contesting wills

Will disputes

Can I contest a will of someone that I was in a de facto relationship with? The person that I was in a de facto...

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Extension of Time in Family Provision Proceedings

Will disputes

O’Brien v Luscombe [2015] NSWSC 1404 Recently the Supreme Court was asked to make a decision about a claim for family provision that was brought by a step-daughter against...

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What is an Executor responsible for?

Will disputes

Duties and responsibilities of an executor.

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Left out of a will? Can I claim?

Will disputes

I’ve been left out of a will. Can I claim? If you have been left out of or have been unfairly treated a will, you...

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