Is this a growing problem with conflicts around blended families? Not Achieving Intergenerational Wealth Transfer Objectives Leaving Your Will Open to Legal Challenge Not Simplifying Complex Wills and Estates Dedicated Purposes in Estate Planning – clear direction of your intent Many things can go wrong when preparing wills and setting out clear instructions for dispersing […]
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Trustees must now pay attention to ownership details and their adviser can help guide them through the process with expert estate planning support SUPERCentral’s flagship online Estate Planning Guide and Testamentary Manual has been designed specifically to assist advisers in guiding their clients through the intricacies of their testamentary requirements and to gather the information […]
Wealth Protection Expert Joins Townsends Law
Townsends Lawyers have appointed senior superannuation, estate planning and tax lawyer Brian Hor as ‘Special Counsel – Superannuation & Estate Planning’. The appointment adds to the firm’s capacities in wealth protection services increasing their services in sophisticated legal advice to accountants, financial planners and their clients in the areas of superannuation, estate planning and taxation. […]
Beware the seven types of marriage, lawyer warns
There are the 7 Deadly Sins, the 7 Dwarves, the Magnificent 7 and now there’s the 7 different types of marital status. When considering estate planning it is vital to know which type applies, says Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers principal Peter Townsend. 1 Single, never married. This person is probably young with a limited […]
Why do so many people not have a will?
Why do so many people not have a will? Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers The current available survey evidence is that 50% of adults in Australia do not have a Will. Combine this statistic with the estimated two thirds of existing Wills likely to be out-of-date owing to an individual’s changed circumstances, this leaves around […]
The Five Elements of a Good Estate Plan
The Five Elements of a Good Estate Plan: Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers It’s a myth that only wealthy people need estate planning. Just about everyone needs some level of estate planning. To understand why, and to see the five elements that constitute a good estate plan, read on … Just about every adult person […]