by Julie | Aug 9, 2018 | Estate Planning
Is a text message a valid will? The answer is: it depends. Some jurisdictions will accept a text message as a will, while others won’t. But the true moral of these stories is that your estate planning should always be more thorough than a text message. In...
by Julie | Jul 27, 2018 | Estate Planning
A recent Supreme Court case has highlighted a tricky question: can sperm be considered ‘property’? How can you plan for the premature death of your partner if you’d always planned to have children? The Case Ayla Cresswell and Joshua Davies were in a relationship when...
by Julie | Jul 6, 2018 | Estate Planning
Elder abuse is any form of mistreatment that results in loss or harm to an older person. The most common kind of elder abuse is financial abuse, where older people are unduly influenced, deceived or exploited out of their assets – and the most common kind of...
by Julie | Jun 19, 2018 | Estate Planning
Australia is one of the few OECD countries to not charge an inheritance tax. But should it be considered as a legitimate way to raise revenue and redistribute wealth? In the UK, English TV host Sir Bruce Forsyth died at age 89, leaving his entire $20 million fortune...
by Julie | Jun 1, 2018 | Estate Planning
Elder financial abuse continues to rise across most Western countries, including Australia, the UK and the United States. In the UK, more than 1,000 investigations into power of attorney arrangements were launched in the last financial year alone. These investigations...
by Julie | May 24, 2018 | Estate Planning
Succession planning for your family business may be one of the most challenging experiences facing anyone, especially a business person who has built a family business from scratch, so it is crucial to get right. Good succession planning can be the first step in...
