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Hypotheticals by Manny Wood Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 24 August 2019. In 1979, Lisa was ten years old when she fell victim to sexual abuse perpetrated by her uncle. Unbeknownst to anyone, Lisa endured the abuse for over five years before relocating to another state with her family. Unfortunately, Lisa’s trauma was so severe that she underwent years of counselling. It was not until 2016 that she confided in a friend about her past trauma and found the courage to report her uncle to police, who eventually charged him with several counts of child sexual abuse. Lisa’s uncle died in May 2016 before the criminal [...]

Hypotheticals by Manny Wood Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 17 August 2019. Robert married his second wife, Christine, several years ago. He makes a will leaving the whole of his estate to Christine. Five years later, Robert’s relationship with Christine breaks-down and they divide their assets. They agree to sell their jointly owned home and to distribute the proceeds of sale equally. A buyer is found and contracts for the sale of the land are exchanged. Robert tells his two children to a previous relationship, that he is making a new will and that they will receive the whole of his estate. […]

Hypotheticals by Manny Wood Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 10 August 2019. Harry purchases a half-interest in a farming property from his father in 1975 for $25,000. Harry meets Sally in 1990 and they have three children together. Harry is the primary breadwinner and Sally fulfils the role of homemaker. In 2010, the farm is rezoned for residential use which substantially increases its value. Unfortunately, in 2015, Harry and Sally separate. In 2017, Harry sells the farm for $10 million. […]

Hypotheticals by Manny Wood Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 27 July 2019. Allan attended his General Practitioner complaining of a painful, darkly pigmented lesion on the sole of his right foot. The doctor diagnosed the lesion as a plantar wart and administered cryotherapy. Over the next two years, Allan was treated for a plantar wart by several doctors, before a biopsy revealed the lesion was in fact a malignant melanoma. Distressed about the news, Allan underwent urgent removal of the lesion. Unfortunately however, the melanoma had metastasised by this stage and Allan was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. […]