estate

My wife is the sole beneficiary of an estate handled by the Public Trustee Qld. The death happened on 24 December 2020 and the Public Trustee has been painfully slow in their handling of the estate. There is only a compensation payment she received before her death, as apart from that she had...

Hi. I have multiple commercial tenancy agreement with one particular agency and have been made aware of severe issues in our accounts. Four months ago we were approached by our agent claiming we were in arrears. Though I was positive I had been in advance. Regardless I paid a further $15,000 in...

Hi, We have a question relating to estate planning – my father owns a number of commercial properties in his personal name and in various vehicles: 2 x properties in personal name (1 leasable building and 1 carpark for this building) 2 x vacant blocks (commercial) in 50% personal name and 50%...

Hello My late partner and I held a property as joint proprietorship, in which has now been transferred by land titles to my sole name. Due to dispute with the nominated executor, I have had an independent representative assist with completing the transfer and advised the executor's solicitor...

I'm in NSW and the deceased's Will containing property in NSW is in my favour. But I'm agreeing to split the estate evenly with the executor who is in Queensland. We want to avoid a complex Deed by making an informal agreement. But the executor said her lawyer was worried that the executor's...

My grandmother passed away a few weeks ago. She had three daughters including my mother who died in 2017. My grandmother told my dying mother that her will was set up so my brother and I would inherit her share. Unfortunately my aunties turned on me after mums death and my grandmother changed...

so an executor seeks partial distribution using a deed, worded like, "in consideration of the executors distribution to beneficiaries, the beneficiaries by their executing the deed, release and indemnify the executor from all claims, sums of money, damages, costs, expenses whatsoever now or in...

The exexutor of my parents' estate wants to perform expensive drainage work to the estate on the advise of a real estate agent to supposedly improve the resale value. The estate consists of three blocks with the house on on block and two adjoining vacant blocks.It was agreed by the...

Good morning, I have been acknowledged as a spouse and my question concerns the first $150000 to which I am entitled..The administrator, also a beneficiary, is delaying things as long as possible. Can I ask for my $150000 to be distributed to me before the rest of the assets are sold and the...

My brother dies intestate, and of course his motor vehicle is part of his estate. My other brother is trying to transfer registration (and therefore ownership) into his name, in spite of the fact that there are no letters of administration even applied for. Roads & Maritime are aware of the...