estate

My partner destroyed his will a few years ago and didn't make a new one. His old will split his estate between his children from another relationship. We were together for over 10 years and just didn't plan these things very well, he had been meaning to change his will for a long time. Right now...

Dear Brain Trust, I need some help, I have recently bought an off-the-plan property and it has 3 key issues that I want to escalate to VCAT and sue the real estate agent. My dilemma is - It is worth the effort to go VCAT path or hire a Legal expert to fight it in court Below is the extract of...

I know that a company has purchased a property in its business name using its trust account. This trust account is funded possibly by the investors of that company and by the public. In this case, should the business that bought the property and/or the trust accounts of that business have a...

I have ben informed that when someone dies intestate that in NSW the estate is divvied up between existing relatives (siblings). My deceased brother detested my elder brother - there's any number of people who can testify to that, including a lawyer, but I'm told that trying to contest the...

Hi, My partner is an executor and beneficiary of her dads estate who died last year. Before he passed, it went through the courts that his ex (not her mum) receive x% of a sale from a house they previously owned together. 1 year on, the house hasn’t sold, the ex hasn’t made any mortgage payments...

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...