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
