We held our annual “Your Legacy Matters” seminar in February this year, which was a great success. If attending this seminar interests you, please contact our office for more information.
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I am the Executor of a Deceased Estate What if someone is owed money? Who has to pay the Creditors? Do I have to pay the bills? Under Queensland succession law, an executor of a deceased estate must pay all creditors of the deceased. Once certain conditions are met, these bills or creditors can be
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Where a named executor no longer has (mental) capacity, we can make an application to the Court to have a grant of probate made in favour of his or her attorney. This is why a power of attorney should be made by everyone before or at the time they make their wills. When we
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Normally a grant of probate is applied for in the Court of the state/country (jurisdiction) where the deceased was living when they died, and this is usually where most of the assets are located. But if the deceased owned assets in more than one jurisdiction, it may be necessary to apply for a reseal of
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If an executor of the will of a person who died in Australia is overseas and cannot get back to undertake the administration of the estate (eg Covid lock out), then we can fix that problem by having someone else appointed by the Supreme Court to perform the necessary tasks, whilst the original executor remains
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RobertsLaw can assist in all aspects of Family Law, whether it’s:- Giving some initial advice without engaging our services there and then, Preparing amicable agreements, Starting Court Proceedings Simple or Complex Property Settlements Divorce Parenting From amicable Divorces between consenting former spouses to complex Property Settlements, we have you covered. We provide a multi-faceted service,
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Recent Success in the Supreme Court of Queensland RobertsLaw acted on behalf of a client who had a significant win in the Supreme Court of Queensland recently. The case involved a loan and mortgage that related to development and subdivision of land in QLD. The loan and mortgage required the defendant to pay $3.7 million
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The Powers of Attorney Act 1998 has recently been amended to change the forms we are currently using for Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPOA) and Advanced Health Directives (AHD). As a consequence, new forms for both EPOA and AHD have been issued and must be used to prepare both documents, from 30 November 2020. From
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We asked Boyd Hain Accountant of Hain Accountants (https://www.hainaccounting.com.au/) to provide a little insight here which may be a very surprising read……. When people, being super fund members, reach his/her preservation age, retire and begin to draw a super pension, the earnings in his/her super as well as the pension paid from the super fund
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Can the Executor change what is in the will? Why cant I get my money straight away? The role of Executor of a Will is divided into several related functions, such as: To establish exactly the assets and liabilities of the estate of the deceased (the Testator); To apply for Probate when and if required;
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