by Kate | Nov 3, 2025 | Beneficiaries Rights, Dispute Resolution, Estate Law, Executor Responsibilities, Legal Advice, Uncategorized
What to Do When the Executor Not Doing Job When someone is appointed as an executor and takes out a grant of probate, they step into an important legal role: the legal personal representative of the estate. With that role comes a fiduciary duty, which is essentially:...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
Parties to a property matter have a duty to make full and frank financial disclosure in a timely manner. All documents that are within a parties’ possession, power or control that are relevant to the case must be disclosed. This includes information recorded in a...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
Superannuation is treated as a type of property interest under the Family Law Act 1975. The Act stipulates that, in proceedings for property settlement, the Court may make orders in relation to superannuation interests of the parties. This applies whether the parties...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
Reached an Agreement About Property – Now What? If you and your former partner have reached an agreement about how the assets of your relationship will be divided, it is important that the agreement is properly documented. It is important to do this to prevent...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
The breakdown of a relationship is never easy, there are often many steps involved when there is a breakdown of a relationship including property issues, children and divorce. In Australia, a divorce may be obtained in either the Family Court of Australia (if you...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 7, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
When it comes to making important decisions, especially once someone has lost capacity, most of the time the immediate thought goes to financial management. Many do not consider what will happen if they are in a position where they are unable to make lifestyle and...
