When a person dies, there is naturally more than enough sorrow for all concerned in the simple fact that they will no longer be around. Their mere absence is a blow which cannot be surpassed. However, the occasion of their death may also be seen as the starting point for another troubling circumstance – the [...]
What is a Deceased Estate
When a person dies, their assets and possessions in totality are known as their estate. Technically, as long as these possessions were kept by the person who has died, any possession may enter what is known as the deceased estate, although the term is held to refer to items of considerable value, whether financial or [...]
Making a Will
It would be fair to say that even the idea of making a will is bittersweet for anyone. There is, to be certain, the fact that it allows you to provide for your family and close friends after your death, but there is also the fact that the will, by its existence, brings to mind [...]
Living Will Australia
The act of making a living will is not quite the same as making a will per se. Making a will – commonly known as a “last will and testament†– is something that you do in order to have some say in events after you have died. A living will, as the name suggests, [...]
Estate Law
The laws governing the distribution of a deceased person’s assets are, in many ways, among the most interesting and challenging sections of the law of the land – not only in Australia, but worldwide. Where in most cases of law, the dispute or discrepancy is between two living people or entities, estate law covers the [...]
Disputing a Will
When someone leaves a will that is not considered satisfactory by those whom it affects, there is provision in law for the document to be disputed. While it is necessary for obvious reasons that any challenge to a legal will can be considered a risky step (it will certainly be unpopular with some relatives or [...]
Finding Deceased Estate Lawyers
Making a will is for many people one of the hardest things they will do in their life. It brings to mind the fact that at some point in the future, near or otherwise, they will no longer be alive and will have to leave an estate behind, which they must divide among their loved [...]
About Deceased Estate Law
In the aftermath of a person’s death, there are already enough reasons for the family to be upset, and the execution of the will and distribution of assets is something which should be as straightforward as possible to ensure that there is no dispute or upset between the people who receive portions of the assets [...]
Are You Contesting a Will?
Any time a will is read, there is already reason for the people hearing it to be upset. A will, after all, becomes active upon the death of its testator (the person who has made or dictated the will) and this is generally seen as a sorrowful time anyway. What can be more upsetting than [...]
Administration of a Deceased Estate
When a person dies having left a will, the process of executing that will begins – after a period of mourning. The will, in effect, becomes a live document containing your words and your wishes for what should happen now that you are deceased. However the process of probate first needs to be completed. This [...]