by kristy@thecollectiveco.com.au | Aug 12, 2021 | Estate Planning, News
1. If you don’t state your wishes, then your assets may end up in the wrong hands. A person who dies without a Will is said to have died “intestate”. The assets of a person who has died intestate are distributed according to a prescribed formula set by law. This...
by kristy@thecollectiveco.com.au | Jun 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, News, Probate
What is Probate? Probate is an Order of the Supreme Court confirming that the deceased’s Will is valid. Whether or not you need a Grant of Probate depends on the type and value of assets held by the person at the time they passed away. To find out more about whether...
by kristy@thecollectiveco.com.au | Jun 15, 2021 | Estate Planning, News, Probate
Probate is an Order of the Supreme Court confirming that the deceased’s Will is valid. Whether or not you need a Grant of Probate depends on the type and value of assets held by the person at the time they passed away. To find out more about whether you need a Grant...
by kristy@thecollectiveco.com.au | May 21, 2021 | News, Property, Strata
Animal lovers received a great result in October 2020 with the landmark Court of Appeal decision in Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 (“Cooper”) which held that by-laws containing blanket bans on pets were harsh, unconscionable, or...
by kristy@thecollectiveco.com.au | Nov 23, 2020 | Estate Planning, News
If a person close to you has recently passed away and you have been left out of the Will, we look at what options you may have and whether you are entitled to a share of their estate. Did the person die with a Will? If the answer to this question is yes, then...
