by Cameron Shaw | Sep 30, 2015
The Social Services Act 1991 (Cth) sets out strictly the requirements for a Special Disability Trust. Most important, it is not possible for a beneficiary of a Special Disability Trust to put their own property into the trust unless it meets the exemptions set out in...
by Cameron Shaw | Aug 17, 2015
The term “living will” is a colloquial term to describe a document which gives directions about how you wish your end of life to be managed. Rather than creating an advanced care directive (which is generally quite detailed and specific and done with your...
by Cameron Shaw | Aug 15, 2015
I want to leave a bequest to a husband and wife together, is the gift as joint tenants or tenants in common? The common law position, as expressed in Re Lysaght (1987) 48 SASR 457, is that unless words of “severance” are present the relevant persons will take as joint...
by Cameron Shaw | Mar 23, 2015
You need a will if you want to control what happens to your assets after you die. You should also have a will if you want to make the administration of your assets easier for the person who survives you and ends up with that responsibility. Without a will your estate...
