We love our pets. They make up an important part of our households, and are part of the family! Despite this, our clients don’t often turn their minds to their pets when formulating their Estate Plan.
The legal power that your Will warrants serious consideration for where it is kept. It is the type of document that is easy to tuck away in some cupboard, and it’s even easier to forget where it is!
Your home will always be an important part of your Estate Plan. For many Australians, their home will be the single most important part of their Estate Plan. But do you know whether you own your home as a “Joint Tenant” or a “Tenant in Common”? It’s a question that few property owners have the answer to, yet it can have massive implications on Estate Planning.
The Public Trustee (“PT”) of Queensland is a body that seemingly offers prospective Will-makers an Estate Plan, often free of cost and stress. But for those who employ the PT to write their Will and act as Executor, is this the reality? As more Australians recount their damning experiences with the PT, it becomes more apparent that the answer to such a question is no.
