Australia's population is ageing and people are living longer than ever before. While increased longevity is a positive development, it also brings legal and practical challenges that are often underestimated, particularly when it comes to estate planning.

On 22 February 2022 the Australian Taxation Office released a Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2022/D1 and Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2022/D1 about the tax treatment of:

It is not uncommon for families to have multiple ways to keep their family safe – from security cameras linked to phones, child tracking apps, Find my Phone, air-tags, and the list goes on...

2026 has started positively in the world of estates with changes to processes in estates matters before the Supreme Court

In recent weeks, global stock markets have experienced a dramatic decline, with the ASX 200 falling by 6.5% in a single day on April 7—marking its steepest one-day drop since March 2020.

From 1 July 2025, a new law will come into effect in Victoria that may impact how your wishes are carried out if you enter aged care and lose decision-making capacity.

The recent release of the ASIC's Report 806: Taking Ownership of Death Benefits – How Trustees Can Deliver Outcomes Australians Deserve has shed light on significant inefficiencies in the superannuation death benefit claims process.

There are many types of trusts commonly used for commercial dealings, asset protection, privacy, tax efficiency or for succession planning

You've got crypto, a cloud full of photos, and a dozen social accounts. But what happens to all of it when you're gone? The concept of inheritance is undergoing a profound transformation.

A discretionary family trust generally gives a trustee discretion to distribute the income or capital for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries at the exclusion of others.

When a person dies in Victoria leaving assets, to distribute those assets to beneficiaries, a grant of representation which is issued by the Supreme Court is required.

When it comes to family law issues, it seems that almost everyone has a personal anecdote or piece of advice to share.

I'd be interested to know how your father was able to split his CSL shares between you and your sister, as my husband and I would like to split our shares, not CSL, between our son and daughter. Can we do this simply before we die or what wording should be used to clarify our wishes in our Wills?

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