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Know your rights as a beneficiary beneficiaries estate planning estates trusts wills Apr 05, 2018

If you are the beneficiary of a Will it is important to know what your rights are in regards to obtaining and protecting your entitlement.

  1. Right to Information

You have the right to be kept informed of factors concerning probate and distribution of your entitlement under the Will.  This...

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Should I have a corporate trustee for a family trust? corporate trustee family trust property trusts Sep 01, 2015

More and more clients are coming to Shire Legal to set up a family trust, usually on the advice of their accountant or financial adviser.  But this begs the questions – what is a trust?  And why is it recommended that you set up a company to run the trust?

What is a trust?

A trust...

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