estate

I am selling my home through an exclusive appointment with a Brisbane real estate agent. I have experienced very poor conduct from the agent and staff. It’s been a difficult and frustrating process and to show where the issues lie - I have already had the principal agent and his supporting...

My brother passed leaving a Will that named me a executor and sole beneficiary of his estate. Because I am overseas I intend to engage a lawyer to manage the legal requirements/probate if require. The Will includes an asset of some value which is accessible and easily removed by any of my...

I am aware that any transfers of assets made within 3 years of death may be bought back into consideration as notional estate. If someone though sells their home, then buys a new property, placing the property into joint tenant ownership, can this property be bought back in - wholly or partly -...

My uncle recently passed away in NSW. Due to mental incapacity, he could not make a will. I am preparing to apply to be administrator of his estate, and was hoping someone could confirm that I have figured out the distribution correctly. Details of my uncle's relatives are shown in the attached...

My mother died in the UK and I was contacted by a law firm from Wellington, UK advising they were handling her estate. Two years later, with the estate yet to be finalised, my brother passed away, leaving me as the sole beneficiary. I have just received their account and am shocked at the...

If the deceased person (a foreigner) died without will overseas, but has a real property in NSW. If the spouse, also a foreigner, the only person entitled to the estate lives outside Australia, a grant of administration may be made to the attorney (under Power of Attorney) of that person. Can...

Hi, My husband whom I was separated passed away last year; he was working for the US firm, and retired in 2018. We agreed and signed the pension election consent plan, which says without my consent as a legal wife, the plan cannot be changed. In case of his passing, I was supposed to be...

The estate has been administered and all money is in trust waiting for distribution. One executor employed a solicitor privately to communicate with the other executors. The estate was sent invoices for the independent legal fees by this solicitor and a direction for these to be paid from estate...

can the solicitor acting for the executors also act for a separate beneficiary in the same estate?

Brief Background I'm currently in contested will proceedings for Testator lacked capacity The named Executor is the applicant for probate but also spouse, EPOA, and has applied for Superannuation as a dependent. I am classed as a beneficiary, but I am taking all the necessary steps to protect...