Join our team as we answer your FAQs about Wills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAy-R_vkJw&list=PL9OZYlmMxihoQYxYHDQcDiVeB6R7yPVtb&index=6 If you want to read a written version of these FAQs, click here. To watch the rest of our Estate Planning series: The...
Join our Andreyev Lawyers team as we answer your FAQs about the importance of Estate Planning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0VAP1iZapw If you want to read a written version of these FAQs, click here. To watch the rest of our Estate Planning series: Wills...
Last year we ‘participated’ in the 2023 Sydney Marathon. For the curious - most of us did the 10 km run in times ranging from 47 minutes to just over an hour, but one of us actually ran the full 42 kms, ably assisted by one who looked after the water bottles whilst...
There is not much in life that you can ‘set and forget’, including the trustee of your trust. In Australia, discretionary or family trusts are often used to hold investment assets or to operate small or medium businesses. They offer benefits in terms of asset...
Q: Will I be paid for the work I do as an executor of a Will? A: It depends… Administering an estate as an executor can be a demanding and time-consuming role. You might find that you’ve had to deal with closing the deceased’s multiple bank accounts, selling real...
The year is rapidly closing in on us, and the last quarter whipped past in a flash. It feels like only yesterday that we celebrated the success of the last financial year with special team lunches in Sydney and Adelaide. Want to know what kept us so busy in the last...
People can be unpleasantly surprised when loan arrangements between family members, particularly between parent and child, are not enforceable at law. If you are lending money to your children (and who isn’t in this property market), there are no shortcuts, and you...
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If you had sat me down 5-10 years ago and asked me the top 5 things I would like to change about the taxi industry, within about 20 minutes of brainstorming I would have nailed all 5 of the ‘innovations’ that Uber has implemented. It’s all the rage to bag Uber right now, and that is not my point. I am bagging the people who think that Uber was innovative, or disruptive. Uber, as a business model, was simply to break the law en masse. Plain and simple.
We have said several times that super is not part of your estate - so you may be wondering why on earth superannuation is featuring as part of our EP FAQ series. There's only one thing to do if you're curious - read on! Why do I need to think about what happens to my...
There are a couple of things guaranteed in life, and death is unfortunately one of them. In Part 5 of our EP FAQ series, we explore what the legal afterlife looks like - otherwise known as 'estate administration'. Can I get a copy of someone’s Will? Generally, your...
Now that we have addressed estate planning basics and Wills in the earlier parts of our EP FAQ series, what about addressing decision-making when you no longer have the 'capacity' to make decisions for yourself? Read on to learn more about critical and often...
In Part 3 of our EP FAQ series, we explore some common questions we get asked about Wills and estate challenges. If this is something you have been wondering about, read on! When can a Will be challenged? A Will can be challenged when there are doubts about its...
In Part 2 of our EP FAQ series, we address some frequently asked questions we get asked about the best-known estate planning documents of them all - Wills! What is a Will? Your Will is a legal document with instructions for who you want to inherit your estate, care...
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