When a Beneficiary Never Existed: A Queensland Will, a Romance Scam and a 300-Year-Old Legal Principle Most disputes involving Wills concern disagreements about who should inherit an estate. But what happens when the person named as a beneficiary never actually existed? That was the rather …
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The Tax Tail Shouldn’t Wag the Estate Planning Dog
Testamentary Trusts, Tax Reform and the Human Side of Estate Planning By Lisa Hughes|Principal Solicitor, Virago Law I am pleased to share my recent article published in The Legal Brief, exploring the role of testamentary trusts in estate planning and why tax considerations should never …
Making a Will if capacity is in question
It is well known that a Will is a legal document which sets out how a person wants their assets to be distributed once they die. If you are over the age of 18 you can make a Will - provided you have capacity. In general terms a person will have the necessary capacity if they: know what …