by aslaumbe | Jul 22, 2025 | Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Don’t laugh! This very question was raised in the recent case of Lewis v Watson [2025] QSC 35. A formal will in NSW has the following requirements: * Testamentary intention i.e. the writer of the will (testator) intended the document to be their will. * ...
by aslaumbe | Feb 12, 2024 | Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
The traditional process of making a Will involves a person putting down their testamentary intentions in writing on paper and signing the document before two adult witnesses. However, this process has undergone some considerable transformation by the advent of...
by aslaumbe | Apr 29, 2019 | Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
How Marriage Affects Your Will Under section 12 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), marriage automatically revokes your Will—unless you made it in contemplation of that marriage. If you wrote your Will before marriage, it becomes invalid once you marry. To protect your...
by aslaumbe | Mar 6, 2019 | Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Do You Always Need to Apply for A Grant of Probate for a Deceased Estate? Normally, where a deceased person has left a Will, the executor will have to apply to the Supreme Court of New South Wales for grant of Probate. This will involve substantial legal costs...
by aslaumbe | Mar 6, 2019 | Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
The Value of Enduring Powers of Attorney and Appointments of Enduring Guardian Over the last few months I’ve had to visit a fair few people in hospital. Naturally, I hope these visits don’t become more frequent! But it made me think, as we and our parents...
by aslaumbe | Nov 3, 2017 | News, Practise Areas, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Contesting an Unfair Will Free Info Session Have you been left out of a will? Didn’t get your fair share of an estate? Are you an executor and someone is making a claim against the estate? Then attend a free 1 hour information session on Monday, 4 December 2017...
