What happens to your body when you pass away?

Jan 15, 2025

Most people make Wills that specify how their estate should be distributed, including specifying where their monies, home, and personal items will go. Often however, many people do not give instructions as to how they want their remains to be dealt with after death. In that instance, the law provides some direction. In Queensland, executors...

Making Wills with Conditional Gifts

Apr 24, 2024

IT’S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS: MAKING WILLS WITH CONDITIONAL GIFTS A person making a Will can distribute their estate to anyone...

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Making a Will Without Capacity

Nov 28, 2023

Making a Will Without Capacity – Queensland’s Statutory Will Scheme Testamentary capacity refers to the mental state required to execute a...

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Super Death Benefit

Sep 27, 2023

Super Death Benefit In 1991, the Federal Government introduced a guarantee that all Australians would have a fund to use for...

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Voluntary Assisted Dying

Aug 30, 2023

Could the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act affect my inheritance? The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (Qld) (‘VAD Act’) provides strict criteria...

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Elder Abuse by an Attorney

Feb 22, 2022

A person appointed under an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) to act as an Attorney for the benefit of another (usually...

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THE 15% TAX TRAP ON SUPERANNUATION DISTRIBUTIONS (Why you might need a “Conflict of Interest” clause in your EPOA)

May 12, 2021

After death, any money that the deceased was still holding in their Superannuation Fund must be distributed out. According to the...

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