Elderlaw Legal Services, a division of Foulsham & Geddes Pty Ltd, acted for the plaintiff in Supreme Court proceedings last Christmas 2020 regarding funeral arrangements. After three weeks in a …
Inheritances in Family Law
A common question often asked by clients in their family law settlements is: how are inheritances received or likely to be received treated by the Family Court? Are such inheritances …
Know your rights as beneficiaries in a Will
Beneficiaries named in the Will of the deceased, you have the following rights. The right to see a copy of the Will. If you are a beneficiary named in any …
Applying for probate
So, you have been named as a beneficiary in a loved one’s Will who has recently died, or you are entitled to receive a share of the estate pursuant to …
New Year’s Resolution: Draft A Will
Having an estate plan, with a well crafted Will at its core, is a must for anyone holding assets. If a person dies without a Will the chances of disputes amongst surviving …
Challenging a Will
You may have heard of “war stories” of Wills being challenged. Occasionally a Will is challenged because the person making the Will (“Testator”) was “forced” or coerced to sign over …
A piece of history – challenging the provisions of a will
The possibility of challenging the provisions of a Will have now been available in New South Wales for 100 years! In Roman times persons could bring a querela inofficiosi testament …
Foulsham & Geddes successfully defends claim against late solicitor’s estate – Amprimo v Wynn
Foulsham & Geddes recently defended a family provision claim against a deceased estate, all the way to the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal in Amprimo v Wynn [2015] NSWCA 286 (click …
Is your Will really your last word?
Some of you may have seen recently the SBS Insight program, where the presenter, Jenny Brockie, investigated issues relating to the apparent every increasing preponderance of siblings to challenge their parents’ Wills. …
Having the Last Word. Will making and contestation.
There has been a recent research project undertaken by three (3) Australian Universities and involving the Public Trustee in a majority of the states and territories. The full report is …