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Inheritance is the practice of passing on private property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time.

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  1. VirginiaR

    NSW Father's widow unclaimed inheritance from 2011 - how do I claim? She won't sign documents

    My father took his life in 2011 and left some money to his wife. She never claimed the money and in 2014 told me she wants me to have it. The executor/solicitor contact me advising they cannot get in contact with her. Ten years later, I am in financial hardship and would like to claim the...
  2. J

    QLD Will a small inheritance affect my pension?

    HI, I am investigating for my 77-year-old mum. She is about to receive a sum of $25k from inheritance and I am wondering how this might impact her aged pension payments. She does not own any property and is single. She has approx. $30k in her bank already. Many thanks.
  3. D

    QLD Hypothetical - Could an old Family Provision Claim influence a newer Family Provision Claim years later?

    Feel free to remove if in the wrong category and/or website in general. I thought to ask in the homework forum but I am not a law student, and this is just for a silly hypothetical scenario. Say someone dies and they excluded their spouse from their will, and instead their child was named as...
  4. L

    QLD Disclaiming inheritance

    I am the executor of my mother-in-law's will. She passed away 2 years ago and left my wife and my brother-in-law in equal shares of her estate which consists of a house and portfolio of shares. My wife and her brother have decided that all the shares be transferred to my wife’s name that is my...
  5. L

    QLD Brother in law disclaim inheritance

    I am the executor of my mother-in-law's will. She passed away 2 years ago and left my wife and my brother-in-law in equal shares of her estate which consists of a house and portfolio of shares. My wife and her brother have decided that all the shares be transferred to my wife’s name that is my...
  6. R

    VIC Splitting inheritance - Sell both properties?

    Hi all, Definitely ending the relationship after about 30 years and 4 kids, one still 16. Already separated under same roof for 2 years, one year ago she moved out to a spare bedroom. All these 30 years, never called her names, touched her in anyway inappropriate or whatever. Since we decided...
  7. hoppy

    csa debt and inheritance.

    Hi , my daughters child support was cancelled over 4 years ago due to her being over 18 , i know 4 years ago i had some arrears but haven't heard anything about it , im about to get an inheritance , will this debt be chased up or is it written off....Any help appreciated thanks.
  8. K

    QLD Separation inheritance

    My husband and I entered into our marriage 15 years ago. We agree that my husband entered the marriage with separate property, which was given to him as an inheritance before our marriage. Now that we are discussing separation and have agreed to divide our accumulated assets equally excluding...
  9. R

    Re: inheritance of American 401k (superannuation)

    Hello, I am not sure if this place is the right place to ask my question, however I greatly appreciate any advice. My husband worked for an American company , and passed away last year. Before he retired in2018, I signed as a beneficiary of his 401k(a pension scheme) and our daughter as a...
  10. L

    Inheritance and International Law

    Hi, I was hoping to get some information if someone can help me: Scenario: Person A permanently relocates to Australia from overseas. Person A is married to an Australian and they have a child in Australia. Person A had two children from a previous relationship who remain in Person A's native...