Hypotheticals
Every week, our Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates, Manny Wood, explores a real legal scenario in plain English.
Last Will Not the Last Word
Mateo moved to Australia as a young man and made his living renovating properties. He worked hard and built a substantial estate, including a run-down terrace in Surry Hills which he renovated and made his home.
Weddings, a funeral and a probate problem
Beatrice passes away, appointing her children Prudence, Bernie and Rupert as joint executors and equal beneficiaries. She said they balanced each other out. In practice, they did this by disagreeing in equal proportions.
Don’t Let Your Super Fund Decide
Sam has diligently contributed to his superannuation fund over the years and it is now his biggest asset. Sam executes a non-lapsing binding death benefit nomination, directing who shall receive his superannuation upon his death.
The Art of Deception?
Carmen was barely five feet tall, broad in the shoulders and gloriously stubborn. She believed olive oil cured most ailments, garlic improved every meal and if an expert disagreed with her, the expert probably needed a second opinion.
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