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Self-Managed Superannuation Funds and Trustee Obligations: When can I pay retirement benefits?
In our recent article on WZWK and Commissioner of Taxation,[1] we discussed the dangers facing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees...
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Family Provision Claims: Can I make a claim on my Aunty or Uncle’s Estate?
Family provision claims: dependency and the extended family – Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and Nephew The most common form of...
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Family Provision Claims & De-facto Relationships
The most common form of estate or will challenge is what is known as a family provision claim. Any family...
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Lifecycle of the Literary Estate: Estate disputes over valuable art and literature rights
What happens if a literary executor goes rogue? How does a literary executor deal with the ‘ordinary executor’ if they...
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Challenging Wills and Protecting Intergenerational Wealth
Will disputes have been on the rise for some time. Some of the reasons put forward include the growth of...
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When Family Trust Distributions Go Wrong – Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Widdup (No 2) [2023] FCA 377
The Federal Court’s recent decision of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Widdup (No 2) [2023] FCA 377 (“Widdup”) has confirmed...
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