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Does a disabled adult child have the right to claim against their parent's estate? contested will estate planning estates family provision succession act wills Jul 09, 2015

In the recent case ofĀ Baird v Harris,Ā the Supreme Court of New South Wales certainly thought so.

This caseĀ concerned the estate of a deceased man who had 2Ā adult children, one of whom suffers fromĀ Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Ā TheĀ deceased’s estate consisted of a property near Lake Macquarie, cash, ...

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But I don't want the kids to move overseas if something happens to me estate planning estates family law guardianship wills Aug 01, 2014

Time and time again Shire LegalĀ prepares Wills for parents who are living in Australia and whose ex-spouses are resident overseas, with little or no contact with the children. If the Australian parent dies, will the children be required to move overseas to live with their surviving parent?

Not nece...

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