It’s the start of the new financial year and so, as is ordinary practice, various government filing fees and search fees are on the rise. The figures are intended to be currentRead More…
The South Australian Wills register
The Law Society of South Australia has recently released a system for recording the location of wills held by law practices. It’s a great idea and I commend the Succession Law committeeRead More…
Disclosure in a property settlement
Before parties consider taking a matter to court seeking family law financial orders, they are encouraged to make a genuine effort to resolve their dispute through negotiations first. Alternatively, when parties areRead More…
Family provision claims against estates – procedure
In my last post on contesting a will or estate I discussed family provision claims against deceased estates. In this post I will go further by talking about what is often involvedRead More…
Divorce within 2 years of marriage
Sometimes marriages just don’t work out and the parties realise that it won’t work out within first couple of years or an even shorter timeframe. To obtain a divorce in Australia thereRead More…
Major increase to probate fees
For quite some time the South Australian government has been talking about making changes to the filing fees for applications for grants of probate and grants of letters of administration so thatRead More…
Separation under one roof
In order for married couples to get a divorce the parties have to have been separated for at least a year. It is not uncommon in family law matters for spouses toRead More…
Family provision claims against estates
This is part 3 of what is to be a series about different types of potential claims against estates (see Part 1: Contesting a will or estate). Family provision claims (also knownRead More…
Advance care directives (ACDs)
Often when you see a lawyer about drawing up a Will, you will also be asked whether you would like to have an Enduring Power of Attorney and an Advance Care DirectiveRead More…
Contesting the validity of a will
In this post I will briefly discuss disputes about whether a will is valid, as opposed to other types of estate disputes that may involve contesting the effect of a will. ContestingRead More…