wills and estates

An executor is the person appointed in a Will to manage the estate of the Testator and to carry out their wishes in accordance with the will. In the event that the testator (person making the will) appointed more than one executor, and all appointed executors are willing and able to act, those executors will…

Wills and estates are legislated in Queensland under the Succession Act 1981. A family member may want to contest the will of a deceased if they do not believe they have been adequately provided for. This article describes the procedures for contesting a will and the grounds on which a will can be contested.  Contesting a grant…

As more and more information is stored digitally, a number of cases have come before the courts where a party has argued that a digital document has a testamentary intention and should be treated as a digital will. Traditionally, a will is required to have been executed in accordance with the formalities provided for in…