Concerns about capacity of a person to enter into legal transactions is not new, nor is the acceptance that capacity is issue-specific and that incapacity is not static and can change. The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) will be launching its “ Revised Capacity Guidelines” as a guidance for lawyers to assess the client’s capacity […]
The position of a Trustee is an important position. The Trustee’s duties are covered between legislation in each state, commonwealth legislation and case law. Trustees can be individuals, one or more than one and also companies. Trustee’s Duties Trustees of family trusts have many duties. Many of these have been formulated by Judges through case […]
An elderly self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustee was convinced that his adult son, who is not financially dependent on him, would receive all his superannuation savings upon his death totally tax-free. The trustee thought that because his adult son is classified as a “dependant” under the superannuation law, he would receive the benefit tax-free. He […]
Significant amendments to the provisions regarding persons eligible to make Family Provisions claims commenced on 1 January 2015. It applies to the estates of all persons dying on and from 1 January 2015. The categories of possible claimants are wider than in the previous regime but it also excludes a number of claimants previously included. […]