Litigation Property Estate planning

Interaction between family law and succession law

Source: Western Australia

Published Date: 8 Feb 2013

 

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This paper outlines the approach taken by the Family Court to determine matters between couples who have separated and how this impacts on a succession lawyer’s ability to offer advice. This includes:

  • family trust distributions and beneficiary entitlements
  • beneficiary loan accounts
  • competing priorities of spouses and other beneficiaries in the Family Court after death
  • the High Court case of Bamford delivered 16 November 2012
  • the impact of binding financial agreements on family provision claims.

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Interaction between family law and succession law

Author(s): William Sloan , Andrew Davies

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  • Published By: Andrew Davies
  • Published On:8 Feb 2013
  • Took place at:Hyatt Regency, Perth

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