Where there's a Will there's a way to ensure that your
estate will pass to those you intended. However, if you fail to
take steps to have a Will prepared while you are alive then on your
death your estate will pass according to a predetermined formula
set out in the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) (the
Act).
Chapter 4 of the Act outlines the rules of intestacy. A
person dies intestate if they die without a Will or if they leave a
Will that does not dispose of all or part of his or her
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The rules of intestacy may not provide for your loved ones in
the way you would have expected and in some cases the rules of
intestacy my see those who you did not intend to benefit from your
estate.
