
Category: Estates


“Child Support”: Effect on earning capacity and meaning of “Support” in an FPA (Qld)

Important Amendments to Qld Succession Laws: a sign of the times

Child of de facto spouse = Step-child in FPA; Decision upheld on Appeal (VIC)

Dare to Care: Close personal relationship in FPA (NSW)

A Shared Life: Family provision claim by same-sex defacto of 30 years

Competing Relationships: Needs of De Facto vs Adult Children

Escaping the Nest: Abandoning a right to reside and FPA 15 years out of time

Australian Citizen resident in China leaves a “note” for mum

Timing is everything: FPA out of time by 10 days allowed on appeal

Family Ties: Former wife successful in FPA where financial settlement finalised 25 years prior

Blood thicker than water: novel intestacy case in NSW, Aboriginal half-sisters vs adoptive half-sisters

Lost time is never found again: FPA 63 days out of time dismissed

“There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Imposter Testator and the Supreme Court

Contracting in Cali: Breach of contract to make Will
