by Reception | Aug 17, 2018 | Contesting A Will
An estate battle has erupted in the United States between three sisters, one of whom is accused of using coercion against their increasingly frail, dying mother to change her will. In February 2011 Mary Redmond died. She was 98. A retired nurse, predeceased by her...
by Reception | Aug 6, 2018 | Contesting A Will
How does the court approach the question of mental incapacity, and at what stage does it mean that a will is declared invalid due to mental incapacity? In Power v Smart (2018) WASC 168, the daughters of the late Mrs Okle, who had dementia and severely impaired vision...
by Reception | Jul 11, 2018 | Contesting A Will
When considering writing your will and getting your estate planning in order, you should also consider how marriage, divorce and re-marriage can affect your final wishes. A case in point is murdered Brazilian mining executive Cecilia Haddad, who may have still been...
by Reception | May 21, 2018 | Contesting A Will
An estate feud has erupted between the widow of Alan Thicke and his sons from a previous marriage. In the first legal battle, Alan Thicke’s widow and third wife, Tanya Thicke scored a victory in court against the co-executors of her late husband’s estate,...
by Reception | Mar 16, 2018 | Contesting A Will
Sir Elton John has been cut from the will of his mother, who died recently. In her will, she bequeathed her famous son two ceramic urns and some family photos while his former assistant who was blamed for their family dispute is in line for half of her fortune. The...
by Reception | Feb 16, 2018 | Contesting A Will
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)....
