BETH and Sarah met through a mutual friend. As their friendship developed, Sarah asks Beth to help with clerical work to assist her prepare documents in relation to a property settlement in the Family Court. Sarah said to Beth: “If…
DANIEL and Mary, who have been married for 50 years, have two children, Peter and Penny. Daniel passes-away, leaving the whole of his $1 million estate to Mary, aged 85. Mary is suffering from a number of medical conditions and…
ROBERT marries his second wife, Jane and they purchase a home together. They purchase the home as joint tenants. Robert makes a will, granting Jane the right to reside in the property for life with further provisions to the effect…
JOHN was born in 2000. When John was four months old, he was admitted to hospital in a critical condition with severe head injuries. John was placed on life support for several weeks. The doctors believed that John’s injuries were…
PENNY plans to purchase a vacant block of land. The property is in the process of being subdivided from its parent property. Development Approval has been granted by Council but NSW Land Registry Services has not yet registered the new…
IN 1983, Richard made a Will in which he gave the whole of his estate to his brother James. Richard did not have any children at the time, but he wanted to make a Will that he wouldn’t have to…
GREG and Mary have been in a de facto relationship for 13 years. There are no children to the relationship. Greg purchases their Smith Street home in joint names early in the relationship and they live there together until their…
SARAH owns a unit in a strata development. She is concerned about the repair and maintenance of some of the units and is unsure whether the individual owners or the body corporate (owners corporation) is responsible. The body corporate is…
JULIE and Brian were married on the Trent Bridge cricket ground in the United Kingdom, and moved to Australia to begin a life in the sunshine. They became successful businesspeople, enabling them to frequently visit their family and friends in…
BARBARA has two children, David and Peter. Unfortunately, Peter suffered a debilitating brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He has since been found by NCAT to be incapable of managing his affairs and the New South…