The NSW Court of Appeal recently handed down its decision in the appeal matter of Squire v Squire [2019] NSWCA 90. This case involved a family provision claim against the estate by the children of the deceased.
Richard Squire had …
TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY
RYAN v DALTON [2017] NSWSC 1007
Kunc J – 31 July 2017
The Proceedings
This was a contested probate suit between the deceased’s 3 children and his long time defacto spouse. The children succeeded in knocking out the …
Some people think that the process of having a lawyer draft their will is an expensive and unnecessary exercise and instead write an informal will, not knowing the potential implications for their beneficiaries.
At the Law Office of Conrad Curry …
The term testamentary capacity is often used but rarely understood. Most would think that a Will would not be valid if the will maker was suffering a disorder of the mind or was suffering an insane delusion about certain matters …