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There are various ‘Will Kits’ available online – most are cheap or ‘free’ and all you need to do is download them and ‘fill in the blanks’. Many websites boast that you can prepare your Will ‘without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on legal fees’. Simple, right? Not really. Generating an online Will may

A Power of Attorney is a legal document authorising a person to act for you and make binding decisions on your behalf.  A Power of Attorney is usually prepared: to facilitate and complete transactions when you are unavailable to do so, for example while travelling; to get help with essential activities such as managing finances,

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never easy, and the added burden of managing the estate can be overwhelming. This is particularly true when someone dies without leaving a Will, a situation known as dying “intestate”. In such cases, a court can grant “letters of administration” to a person, giving them the

Are you a farmer and wondering whether you should transfer your farming land to one or more of your children as part of your retirement and succession planning? A farm is a particularly complex asset to include in your succession planning.  In most cases the farm itself constitutes the family’s main or only significant asset,