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Choosing the right child for your Enduring Power of Attorney
Choosing the right child for your Enduring Power of Attorney
When it comes to preparing your Enduring Power of Attorney document, choosing the right child can have seriously damaging results.
Estate planning
Caring for your disabled adult child: What can go wrong?
Caring for your disabled adult child: What can go wrong?
This expert breaks down the importance of ensuring your estate planning is air-tight to guarantee any disabled adult children that may be left behind in the unfortunate event of your death are well looked after when you're gone.
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Good will hunting : The essential scenarios to consider when planning your Will
Good will hunting : The essential scenarios to consider when planning your Will
This estate planning expert speaks about the best practice steps to consider when putting together your Will to ensure your assets are properly protected after you die in the circumstance that someone chooses to challenge your will.
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Our virtual lives and digital deaths
Our virtual lives and digital deaths
Passwords don't pass with your passing – they stay alive. If you have kept them in a secret place or, even more securely, in that impregnable cyberspace called your head, it could create a problem for others if you lose your life or your mind.
Money
Don’t let the ageing parent trap derail your retirement
Don’t let the ageing parent trap derail your retirement
Brian Herd shares 10 tips to help you prepare for your ageing parent's future to avoid stressful disputes – and pave the way for a peaceful retirement.
Estate planning
‘Should I have contested my partner’s will after his kids got everything?’
‘Should I have contested my partner’s will after his kids got everything?’
"There is probably not a lot to gain from a 'shoulda' or 'coulda' analysis."
Estate planning
‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’
‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’
"I have seen many of these types of arrangements fall down because no one applied the 'what if' analysis."
Estate planning
‘I’ll receive my husband’s estate, but how can I stop his son challenging MY will?’
‘I’ll receive my husband’s estate, but how can I stop his son challenging MY will?’
If you haven't heard of a statement of wishes before, now's the time to learn!
Estate planning
‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’
‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’
There are several hurdles a de facto partner must jump to successfully challenge a will. But it's not impossible.
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