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14 June 2021
Can adopted children benefit from a family trust?
Sometime before his death, my father established a...
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Can adopted children benefit from a family trust?
Sometime before his death, my father established a family trust which contained properties that were rented out to generate income for my mother. In accordance with the trust deed however, once my mother dies, the income from the properties would go to the children of my mother and father. I have an adopted brother and 2 biological sisters. There is now a debate as to whether my adopted brother also qualifies to benefit from the family trust. What is the legal position?
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14 June 2021
Can an email qualify as a last will?
My aunt recently passed away suddenly due to Covid...
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Can an email qualify as a last will?
My aunt recently passed away suddenly due to Covid-19. In the hunt for her will, it transpired that she had sent an email to her attorney in which she had asked for amendments to be made to her will and for some of the beneficiaries to be removed. The attorney confirmed that he had not had opportunity to draft a new will before my aunt passed. Can her email be seen as her valid last wishes?
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