AFTER Nigel died, his iconic family property was left to his two surviving nephews, Alex and Ben. The property was transferred to Alex and Ben as joint tenants. Alex lived in the property for ten years, but as his circumstances…
SAM passed away 20 years ago. His wife, Ruth, is now 90 years of age. Paul was recently told by his mother that despite what he had been led to believe during his lifetime, Sam was in fact his biological…
MARY makes a will leaving two thirds of her estate to her son, Michael and one third of her estate to her daughter, Jane. She appoints Michael as her executor. When Mary passes-away, Jane claims that the will was the…
JACK and Jill have been married for many years and each have two children from previous relationships. They own their $2m home jointly and they each have substantial investments in their sole names. They consider making wills to the effect…
LOVE blossomed between Jenny and Dave, a 30-something couple and before long they were talking about marriage. They made the pragmatic decision to enter into a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA), sometimes referred to as a “Prenup”, before tying the knot.…
LARRY is married with three children. He makes a formal will leaving the whole of his estate to his wife. When his relationship with his wife breaks down, Larry moves out of home and writes a new will on his…
JESSICA and Elyse were the best of friends. Jessica recently triumphed over a life-threatening illness and decided to chase her long-held dream of opening a small business specialising in flowers and cakes. Jessica’s dream began to take shape when she…
JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945. He earned several war medals for his courageous service. When John died in 1975, his widow gave his war medals to their eldest son, Matthew. Matthew treasured the medals and kept…
HARRY and Wendy have been married for 20 years. When their relationship breaks-down, a dispute arises in relation to the division of their assets. The asset pool is assessed at $2 million. Harry seeks an overall division of their assets…
RUTH, aged 85, transfers a piece of real estate to her son’s wife and another property to his daughter. Ruth tells the solicitor that “they have always done everything they can to look after me and in return I want…