The importance of changes in one’s circumstances and the need to update estate planning documents is no clearer than when you read a case such as this one.

In a recent case of Selig v Selig [2024] QSC 189, the Court determined an application by the children of a deceased parent who had left a formal Will, but also documents entitled “My Wishes” and a “Nomination of Beneficiaries Form” that formed the basis of the children’s claim as an informal Will.