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Mutual wills and revoking executors

Mutual Wills case

Will disputes

Mutual wills are wills made by multiple parties with directions that depend on one another and that entail reciprocal benefits.

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Importance of legal advice

Estate Litigation: You will never understand it until it happens to you

Will disputes

See a lawyer who has personally experienced the process.

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deceased estates claims

Statutory Wills – What if a person needs a Will but is unable to make one?

Will disputes

Testamentary capacity Where a person lacks the mental ability to prepare a will (‘testamentary capacity’), the Court may authorise the making, alteration or revocation (i.e....

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Turner Freeman Medical Negligence Cases

Validity of two wills made over 50 years apart

Will disputes

This case involved determining the validity of two wills made over 50 years apart. Although later wills usually cancel previous wills, it will depend, in...

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Drafting a Will with Turner Freeman Lawyers

Case Study – The risks of home-made Will kits

Will disputes

A recent case, In the Estate of Nicholls [2014] SASC 204, highlights the importance of seeking legal advice in making or altering your will. The law of...

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Importance of legal advice

Will Formalities – the importance of professional legal advice

Will disputes

Legislation in every state of Australia specifies how a Will should be written and executed. In South Australia, this law is found in section 8...

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wills estate litigation

Successful claim by adult children in recent South Australia case

Will disputes

In a recent South Australian case,[i] three adult children made a successful claim on their deceased father’s estate. The estate was small in size and...

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informal wills and what they are

Another example of a costly DIY Will

Will disputes

Another example of why not to use a DIY Will and how it could cost you more money in the long run.

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Turner Freeman Medical Negligence Cases

Tragic family battle exposes limits of law

Will disputes

Family battle of wills over missing signature.

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Super sized payout has lawyers asking what’s next?

Will disputes

Lawyers shocked by Olivia Mead's $25m from deceased dad's estate.

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family lawyers Sydney

How does divorce affect your Will?

Will disputes

Jenna Hutchinson explains the effects of marriage or divorce has on your Will and why it is important to review it regularly.

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Leaving to charity in a will

Never Fear, Cy-pres is here

Will disputes

Jenna Hutchinson, Wills & Estates solicitor explains what happens to a Will where charitable gift recipients do not exist or no longer exist.

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