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Probate series – part 2: potential issues for executors

Private Clients| 07 Sep 2021

Probate series – part 2: potential issues for executors

In the second instalment of our probate series, we consider potential issues for executors once they embark on the estate administration process.

Probate series – part 1: estate administration and acting as an executor

Private Clients| 18 Aug 2021

Probate series – part 1: estate administration and acting as an executor

Dealing with the estate administration process can be a difficult time, especially after the recent loss of a loved one. In the first article of our series on probate, we outline the duties of an executor. 

The world has changed – does your estate plan need to change with it?

Private Clients| 13 Apr 2021

The world has changed – does your estate plan need to change with it?

The pandemic has resulted in significant global change, but it may also mean that it is time to have a look at the impact closer to home in relation to personal estate planning.

Changes to powers of attorney and advance health directives: Queensland

Private Clients| 07 Dec 2020

Changes to powers of attorney and advance health directives: Queensland

Changes to Queensland’s guardianship laws are now in force. The amendments, which came into effect on 30 November 2020, relate to the Guardianship and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Qld).

Trusts and the foreign person duty and land tax surcharge: act before it’s too late!

Private Clients| 19 Nov 2020

Trusts and the foreign person duty and land tax surcharge: act before it’s too late!

As 2020 nears to a close, advisors should note the impending 31 December deadline in NSW to exclude foreign persons as beneficiaries of discretionary trusts, to prevent these trusts from becoming foreign persons for the purposes of surcharge duty and land tax.