Estates Articles

Being an Executor for an estate is not always an easy task. Because of this, the law provides that an Executor may seek a commission based on the work they have performed.

A Grant of Probate is document issued by the Supreme Court of Queensland to assist in the administration of deceased estates.

On 30 October 2015 Justice McMeekin in the Supreme Court at Rockhampton approved the creation of a Will for a 30 year old man who was involved in a near-fatal motor vehicle accident in 2005, when he was aged 20.

Paying debts and liabilities of an estate must be done by the deceased’s personal representative upon that person’s death.

Clients often ask how often they should review their Wills. The answer is that you should review your Will every time there is a major change in your life or circumstances.

We are seeing an increasing trend of disappointed beneficiaries challenging Wills in circumstances where the beneficiary has either been left out of a Will totally, or is not satisfied they have received enough.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland (and soon to be Governor) on 24 April 2014  delivered a judgment in the matter of Whitla (as administrator of the estate of Allan James Launchbury)(the Applicant) v. Barbara Jane Launchbury (the First Respondent) and Jonathon David Launchbury.

Commonwealth legislation passed earlier this year will introduce a new anti-bullying jurisdiction for the Fair Work Commission (“The Commission”).