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After the family home, superannuation is often the greatest source of a person’s wealth. It surprises many that superannuation is not an asset that normally passes to family members under the terms of a will. Superannuation is dealt with under the terms of the Trust Deed (legal document) that sets up the superannuation fund and…

What is an executor? If you have been named as an executor in someone’s will, it means the deceased wanted you to arrange his/her funeral and to administer his or her estate. Administering the estate will involve identifying, collecting and protecting the assets of the deceased, paying all debts and taxes and distributing the estate…

The Contract for Sale provides for the purchaser to carry out a final inspection of the property before settlement. It is crucial that you carry out this inspection as close to settlement as possible and preferably on the day of settlement. Why? Imagine this scenario The very excited purchasers organised with the agent to carry…