by Alex McDonald | Jun 1, 2020 | Estate
What happens where there is no will? Contrary to what most people believe, if someone dies without a will (known as dying intestate), their estate does not go to the government. Instead, their estate is distributed amongst family members according to the...
by Alex McDonald | May 14, 2020 | Estate, Family Protection Act
FAMILY PROTECTION ACT 1955 CASE NOTES Here you will find case summaries of how the Court has dealt with actual Family Protection Act 1955 claims. The names of the parties have been anonymised and some of the financial figures have been updated.[1] Jones v Sharma –...
by Alex McDonald | Apr 19, 2018 | Elder law, Estate
Selling the Family Home when Mum or Dad has Alzheimer’s It’s the family home. Mum, who has Alzheimer’s, lives there on her own but needs to move to a nursing home and the family home needs to be sold to pay for the fees. What could possibly go wrong? Often adult...
by Alex McDonald | Apr 19, 2018 | Estate, Family Protection Act
Time limits for claims against estates brutal The Family Protection Act allows children, including biological and estranged children, as well as stepchildren who were living with the deceased when she or he died, to make a claim against the estate of the parent where...
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