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February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

No Undue Influence + Mutual Wills: Appeal dismissed in Birch v Birch case (Qld)

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November 6, 2019November 13, 2019

Seeing is believing?: Will not seen by, or read to, deceased, upheld (VIC)

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November 4, 2019February 20, 2020

Decision Impossible: FPA by disabled son against widow, forcing sale of family home in notional estate (NSW)

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October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Family Affair: trust and property transfers set aside on bad faith and unconscionability (QLD)

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October 14, 2019October 14, 2019

Screen Test: Court of Appeal prefers lawyer’s evidence over medical on testamentary capacity (NSW)

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July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Danger Zone: costs against plaintiff in FPA in small estate (NSW)

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February 27, 2019October 12, 2019

Decisions, Decisions: ‘bad faith’ SMSF Trustee discretion decision set aside, Trustee removed

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December 20, 2018October 12, 2019

Catch and Release: Court considers when s33Z applies to a ‘purported’ Will (Qld)

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September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

Renewable Power: Court permits Attorney to renew superannuation nomination (QLD)

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August 16, 2018October 12, 2019

Missing element: High Court orders new trial in solemn form probate proceedings; denial of procedural fairness

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July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Wife support: FPA by widow dismissed with costs (NSW)

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July 10, 2018

What is “Contemplation of marriage”: Marriage revokes Will in blended family (NSW)

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March 28, 2018April 5, 2018

FPA 7 years out of time: Allowed on Appeal (WA)

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December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

“Divorced from reality”: Appeal allowed in former spouse FPA claim (NSW)

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October 30, 2017October 12, 2019

The Unsent Text Message Will: Is it really that simple? No – it’s really not! (QLD)

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September 29, 2017September 28, 2017

“Probable intention”: Novel rectification case in ACT

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July 12, 2017August 8, 2017

Leaving a “note” for mum successfully appealed; “Note” = Will

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June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

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

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