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Funeral Expenses – what is a reasonable way to go?

Where a person passes away with a valid Will appointing an Executor, the Executor will typically make the funeral and burial arrangements. A Will often contains the wishes of the Deceased regarding their intended funeral arrangements. Occasionally, people who may not...Read More

Don’t tell Mum – half the death benefit is gone!

Dying without a valid Will is bad enough but combine it with failing to make a binding nomination regarding your superannuation entitlements and the consequences can be disastrous. Many younger people argue that they do not need a Will because they have minimal...Read More

It’s enough to give you the (estate planning) blues…

Not only did one Mr James Tedesco sink the hearts of all Queenslanders with a last-minute try to clinch this year’s State of Origin Series, now those pesky southerners are trying to disrupt the estate plans of us Queenslanders!! The laws in New South Wales relating to...Read More

Where there’s a Will… (Part 2)

This is the second article in our series detailing steps you can take to reduce (or perhaps entirely prevent) a challenge being made to your estate. One crucial step, to take as part of your estate plan, is to properly deal with your superannuation. There is an...Read More