A will is a legal document that is intended to clearly set out a person’s wishes after they die. Among other things, a will may determine how your assets will be divided, appoint executors to administer your estate, name a … Read More
Christmas is all about family. It’s a time to get together, indulge in good food, a few drinks and swap stories about the year that’s been. And it’s also an ideal time to talk about death. Or more specifically, estate … Read More
This week the Daily Telegraph, commenting on a survey undertaken by Suncorp, reported that of Australia’s 84,000 divorces, 86% failed to include the parties’ superannuation interests in the division of assets. Given the statistics regarding women already suffering from a … Read More
Too often we see the headlines Estate Planning DIY Disaster. Its most recent appearance graced the pages of the Self-Managed Super Fund Advisor on July 9. It read “DIY Estate Planning disasters increasing”. Unfortunately, it is true. Many people do … Read More
When people separate or divorce, they’re often preoccupied with the division of their current assets—they forget about estate planning and protecting their future assets. Here, we discuss the importance of wills.
Since 19 May 2008 couples in the ACT have had the option of registering their relationship with the Office of Regulatory Services as a civil partnership. Here Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson set out the fundamentals about civil partnerships.