Sadly, it’s not often I read of a case where the applicant/plaintiff’s endeavours lack self-interest. Given the nature of estate litigation, generally in a good portion of the cases, self-interest takes a front seat. Of course, that doesn’t mean to say that it is greed or something sinister that drives a person to take…
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Admittedly, it’s not something that one regularly thinks about, but the issue of incapacitated people making Wills is a topic that achieves much discussion nowadays. Where a person doesn’t have a Will, whether by choice or otherwise, the law provides what I like to call a “back-up plan” or formula, if you will, of how…
Read MoreAlthough the law is there to be used for this purpose, it’s not a very common occurrence that a Will be made for a minor child. However, this case came up on recently and I found it a great read. In summary: A 16 year old girl wants to make a Will Her father is…
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