Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 23 July 2016. John and Mary are 80 years of age. They have accumulated significant assets during their lifetimes and decide to review their Wills. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 16 July 2016. Martha is a widowed aged pensioner and homeowner. Martha’s neighbour, Gillian, writes her a letter stating that she is unhappy with the condition of the fence between the two properties and wants to have it replaced. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 2 July 2016. When Jane dies a widow at the age of 89, she leaves John, her adopted son, 40% of her substantial estate. Jane has no other children and leaves the rest of her estate to her nieces and nephews. She appoints her nephew as her executor. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 18 June 2016. John and Jane married in 2001, had two children together and separated in 2013. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 11 June 2016. John and Jane, both in their 50s, got married in 2009. They each owned a house before they commenced their relationship. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 4 June 2016. This week’s column looks at whether an unusually large “gift” should be repaid. When Jane, a once successful business person, dies at the age of 88, she leaves her very large estate to her children equally. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 7 May 2016. John’s property has the benefit of an easement over his neighbour’s property, of which Jane is the owner. The easement is a right of carriageway that allows John to drive across the rear of Jane’s property to access his garage. There is no other way for him to drive onto his property. Jane is generally unhappy about John’s ability to drive across her property, and has taken steps to frustrate his ability to do so. She plans to commence renovations which will involve building exactly up to the boundary of the easement. She has planted [...]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 30 April 2016. This week’s hypothetical demonstrates the importance of making a will that leaves “adequate” provision for all concerned and is a reminder of how obtaining the right advice, could avoid the costs of a claim on your estate. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 16 April 2016. John died without making a formal will. After John’s death however, his brother discovers that John had recorded his testamentary wishes in writing on the “Notes” application on his iPhone. […]
Hypotheticals by Manny Wood. Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 9 April 2016. Grey Nomads, John and Jane, commence their journey from their Sydney home and head up the coast in their motor home. Despite their intention to traverse the nation, they arrive at the mid north coast and decide that they don’t want to leave. They look into the local real estate market and realise that the first step is to sell their Sydney home. […]