Deceased Estates

  You have decided to prepare a Will but are reluctant to pay the amount lawyers charge to have one prepared.  While it may appear to be cheaper to use a Will kit from the post office, there are a lot of issues that come from DIY Will kits that...

  Estate planning today not only includes a discussion about Wills, trusts and powers of attorney.  An increasingly useful part in the estate planning toolkit is a document known as an enduring power of guardianship (EPG). Under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA) (the Act), a person can execute...

The debate over the WA government’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation is currently in full swing.   The principal purpose of the draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 is to provide for and regulate access to VAD and to establish the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board to oversee the process. This...

  It’s been 37 years since the Administration Act 1903 (WA) has been changed with respect to how a person’s estate will be carved up after their death, and we are long overdue for an update.  The Administration Act 1903 (WA) sets out how a person estate is to be...

June 15 is the United Nations internationally recognised World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.  With an increasingly aging population elder abuse is predicted to increase and although much elder abuse goes unreported the World Health Organisation estimates that 15.7% of people who are 60 years or older living in the community...