Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 22 November 2014. When Jane’s father died, he left her his pastoral business. Jane, an only child, had devoted a large part of her life to the operation of the business. Jane’s son, Jim lived on the farm with Jane and his grandfather for many years. Jim has very few assets and owes a significant sum to the ATO as a result of his struggling fence construction business. […]
Published in The Coffs Coast Advocate on 15 November 2014. In May 2014, John attended his solicitor’s office for the purpose of preparing a new will and an enduring power of attorney. The power of attorney was executed at the time but although John wished to leave the whole of his estate to his cousin, John decided to give his choice of executor some more thought before executing his will. […]
Published in The Coffs Coast Advocate on 8 November 2014. Julie and John are in their early 60s. They have been in a de facto relationship for the last 15 years. Both Julie and John have two children to previous relationships. When John dies at the age of 63, it is discovered that his will leaves the whole of his estate to his two children, Tony and Daniel. His will also appoints his two children as joint executors. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 25 October 2014. Peter and Bev are unfortunately involved in a motor vehicle accident after recently retiring. Peter was driving the vehicle at the time but was not “at fault”. They both suffer serious injuries. They seek advice from their solicitor, who informs them that it is necessary to lodge an accident notification form within one month from the date of the accident in order for immediate medical and out of pocket expenses up to $5,000 to be claimed. Their solicitor also informs them that a full claim form must be lodged within six months from the date of [...]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 8 August 2014. Martin and Brenda were married in 1960. They both made wills in 1970 leaving everything to each other and in the alternative, leaving everything to their four children equally. Martin and Brenda separated in 1980 and were formally divorced in 1985 when the “decree nisi” of dissolution of marriage became absolute. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 23 August 2014. Andrew was widowed several years ago. He has three childrem, namely Karen, Paul and Robert. Andrew and Robert are both Catholic, but Andrew’s great dissappointment, Karen and Paul do not subscribe to Catholic faith. When Andrew dies, Karen and Paul discover that pursuant to the terms of Andrew’s will, for them to receive their share of theirfather’s estate, they must become Roman Catholics within three months of their father’s estate. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 16 August 2014. Tony is a senior manager of a nursing home. The nursing home was once operated by a well-known church group. Approximately 20 years ago, Tony was instrumental in restructuring the nursing home into an incorporated not-for-profit organisation. Tony is passionate about providing proper care to the residents and conscientiously and professionally manages the home. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 2 August 2014. Jill visits her local supermarket to attend to her usual weekly shop. She walks down one of the aisles and slips on a substance on the floor. Unfortunately she falls over and injures her knee. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 9 August 2014. This week’s column highlights the importance of home insurance and its value in cases where a personal injury has occurred. John and Karen own their home in Coffs Harbour. They have a small mortgage over the property and have taken out insurance cover with a well-known Australian insurance company for their home and its contents. […]
Published in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 26 July 2014. Katie is in her 30s. She suffers from a number of serious mental and physical disabilities. Since birth, Katie has been cared for by her aunt, Mary. Katie’s biological parents have been absent for most of her life. Several years ago, Katie’s grandmother left her a substantial inheritance to assist her in dealing with her disabilities. The funds have been held by the New South Wales Trustee and Guardian and some of the funds have been released to pay for medical costs and modifications to Mary’s home to assist Katie in managing her disabilities. […]