Category - Your Will
Have you thought about what kind of care you’d want if you couldn’t speak for yourself? National Advance Care Planning Week (17–23 March) is the perfect time to ensure your wishes are known and respected.
What is Advance Care Planning?
Advance care planning involves making decisions about your future health care – enabling...
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Estate planning is a crucial part of securing your family’s future, ensuring your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Significant changes came into effect in South Australia on 1 January 2025 that could impact your estate planning, particularly regarding step-child claims and the importance of documenting your...
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This heading probably sounds way too far-fetched to be real, but unfortunately, this really did happen!
An extraordinary case was recently heard in a Sydney court which saw a man being charged with interference with a corpse after cutting the ear off his dead brother.
How is this relevant and why are we sharing about it?
Well...
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Key estate planning documents
When it comes to estate planning, there are three key documents that everyone should have! They are:
Will
Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)
Advance Care Directive (SA) (ACD) – and its equivalent: Advance Personal Plan (NT), Enduring Guardian (WA) and Advance Health Directive (QLD).
Your assets...
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TGB Lawyers’ Wills and Estates partner Sarah Mitchell outlines some of the important steps to take before your first appointment to assist in the easy preparation of your Will.
I often have clients comment when their appointment is over, “That was a lot easier than I thought it would be!”
Getting your estate...
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Depressed woman at a mental hospital
Receiving bad news from a doctor about your future health can be incredibly hard to accept, particularly when it involves being told that you have an illness from which you will die.
For many years there has been debate within our community and Parliament surrounding whether a person ought...
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With the new year fast approaching, now is a good time to start thinking about revisiting your Will and making updates in light of your current circumstances.
It is a good idea to review your Will regularly to ensure that it accurately reflects your wishes and any changes to your financial circumstances. Why not make it a...
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Whether it is the end of the year, the start of a new year or mid-year, the best time to plan for your estate is right now. None of us knows what’s around the corner.
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With a list of marriages, engagements and kids to their names, the reunion of celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck raises some big estate planning issues, says lawyer Olla Kutieleh.
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