Succession law explained
In March 2014 Danica Weeks drove her husband Paul to Perth International Airport where he boarded a flight to Kuala Lumpur. They were married in November 2007 and had two sons. Paul was an engineer who was travelling to a new job in Mongolia. Paul boarded the flight to Kuala Lumpur. He had a ticket …
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Although there has been a folk tradition of vampires the modern charismatic & sophisticated vampire is based upon Lord Ruthven in The Vampyre by John Polidori published in 1819; Polidori was with Lord Byron, Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelly when he wrote the story at the same time Mary Shelley wrote the Modern Prometheus better …
In an earlier post we discussed the making of a Will on an iPhone by Karter Yu in September 2011. The Supreme Court of Queensland granted probate of Karter’s Will to his brother, Jason. Although the Court found that the will satisfied the conditions necessary under the Succession Act. Jason required the assistance of the …
John Elroy Sanford, an American comedian and actor known by his stage name Redd Foxx died in October 1991 aged 68. Redd died intestate owing $3.6 million in taxes Redd left home around the age of 13 to become a performer. After struggling for many years Redd found fame as a stand up comedian who …
We have discussed the problems that can be faced by people who use a DIY approach to draft a Will believing that it is a cheap and easy solution, compared to the price that you pay when getting a lawyer to draft a Will. In a recent case the beneficiaries of a Will drafted by a …
People applying for income protection or life insurance usually answer a short series of questions that provide a basic medical history. Questions usually seek information about smoking status, alcohol consumption and frequency of exercise. Insurance premiums increase depending upon the risk factors that are calculated based upon actuarial tables. If you are a healthy 50-year-old …
We have discussed Mutual Wills in an earlier post. It is where two or more people make Wills and agree that they are not to be revoked by either without notice to the other – the Will is the evidence of the agreement. Mike & Charmaine had been married for over 25 years, had no …
Roman Law from the time of Julius Caesar, extended a special privilege initially to soldiers, and then seamen to grant the entitlement to make valid Wills without any formalities. This is one of the ways in which Roman law influenced and was adapted by several European countries including England. The exemption in favour of the …
Sam Cooke died in December 1964 at the age of 33. He had been shot three times by the manager of a Motel. He died without a Will. There are conflicting theories about Sam’s death. The official inquest returned a finding of Justifiable homicide following evidence that Sam had broken into a hotel manager Bertha …
In order for probate to be applied for, or administration of a deceased estate to proceed death must be established. The production of a death certificate indicating the date, time, and cause of death is sufficient. In some instances a Zombie would be legally dead but in others… The word “zombie” originated in Haitian voodoo …