Christmas 2020 article – Top 5 reasons a Will needs updating
Number 5: Receipt of significant inheritance If you have received a significant inheritance it is ti...
How do Special Disability Trusts work?
A Special Disability Trust (“SDT”) for a family member with a severe disability or medical condi...
Trusts to avoid surcharge land tax in NSW – December 2020 deadline
Surcharge land tax applies to foreign persons who are owners of residential land in NSW. The law...
Can a person with dementia make a Will?
A person has to have testamentary capacity to make a Will or change their current Will. That is, t...
SMSFs – Planning ahead using enduring power of attorneys
An attorney can: replace a trustee or director (of the trustee company) of an SMSF if the trustee/di...
To gift or to loan – parents to children
The presumption In Australia there is a legal presumption that advances of money for another are a g...
What happens to a family trust if the trustee* dies?
There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer. The scenarios provided in this article outline the sol...
Contesting a Will? Issues to consider before you see a lawyer
It is a big decision to contest a Will. This article looks at what is involved from an emot...
5 essentials for SMSF members in pension phase
As many SMSF members are now in pension phase and superannuation in general is a major asset for Aus...
Leaving home soon for a gap year? Please read this.
As a mother of a school leaver this year I see many school leavers travelling particularly to the UK...