Jonathan See of Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers recently published an article on ‘Preparing for the Inevitable: Getting your estate documents together’. Below is an excerpt, the suggested list of documents clients can provide to Executor/s as part of their estate planning activities.
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Dishonest executor wins big in absence of a Binding Death Benefit Nomination
When thinking about estate planning for your super death benefits, Brian Hor – Special Counsel, Superannuation & Estate Planning with Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers stresses that it is absolutely crucial to put into place a valid Binding Death Benefit Nomination to provide certainty regarding how your death benefits will be paid – especially where there is any potential for a conflict of interest to arise between your intended beneficiaries.
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