Your Moral Obligation When Writing A Will

Your Moral Obligation When Writing A Will

Do you have the freedom to exercise total testamentary freedom when you write your will? You do have some freedom, but you also have a moral obligation imposed on you by the law. In each of the states of Australia, the law casts a moral obligation upon a will maker to...
Who Keeps The Pets After a Divorce?

Who Keeps The Pets After a Divorce?

The introduction of a new law in Alaska, which requires courts to take an animal’s wellbeing into consideration in the event of a divorce, changes the way that family courts view pets, removing their status as an object or piece of property to that of a valued family...
Family Estate Battle After Rocker Dies

Family Estate Battle After Rocker Dies

A family estate battle has erupted following the death of French rock star Johnny Hallyday, who died two months ago, with two of his four children claiming that they have seemingly been cut out of a will that may be worth as much as 100 million euros ($A156 million)....
What Happens to Your Email When You Die?

What Happens to Your Email When You Die?

As we live out more of our lives in the online realm, there are also implications for estate planning: what happens to our email when we die? Do you want your loved ones reading your email? What if you have important information located within your email account? How...