Sadly, it’s not often I read of a case where the applicant/plaintiff’s endeavours lack self-interest. Given the nature of estate litigation, generally in a good portion of the cases, self-interest takes a front seat. Of course, that doesn’t mean to say that it is greed or something sinister that drives a person to take…
Category: statutory wills
No Will, no way?: Court refuses application for statutory Will in large estate (Qld)
Admittedly, it’s not something that one regularly thinks about, but the issue of incapacitated people making Wills is a topic that achieves much discussion nowadays. Where a person doesn’t have a Will, whether by choice or otherwise, the law provides what I like to call a “back-up plan” or formula, if you will, of how…
Will for a minor child
Although the law is there to be used for this purpose, it’s not a very common occurrence that a Will be made for a minor child. However, this case came up on recently and I found it a great read. In summary: A 16 year old girl wants to make a Will Her father is…