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Understanding Undue Influence in Estate Planning in NSW
17th September, 2025 Estate planning is often a sensitive and complex process. Unfortunately, undue influence remains a common ground for contesting a Will in New South Wales (NSW)....
Understanding Letters of Administration with the Will Annexed
8th September, 2025 When someone passes away, their estate needs to be managed and distributed. This is usually done by an executor named in their Will. However,...
Egg Freezing & Wills: Why Estate Planning Must Evolve
1st September, 2025 In recent years, the use of reproductive technologies like egg freezing has surged in Australia. Modern medicine offers new ways to increase and preserve fertility....
Should You Appoint a Solicitor as Executor of Your Will?
26th August, 2025 Choosing an executor is a key step when drafting your Will. This person is responsible for managing your estate once you pass away. You may...
Leaving a Gift to Charity in Your Will: What You Should Know
18th August, 2025 Many of us want to support causes we care about, even if we can’t always give during our lifetime. One powerful way to leave a...
Who Can Be the Executor of a Will?
11th August, 2025 Choosing an executor is one of the most important parts of writing a Will. This person is responsible for carrying out the instructions left in your...
Fraud and Wills: What You Need to Know About Estate Risks
7th August, 2025 When a person passes away, the focus should be on honouring their wishes. However, estate fraud can seriously threaten that outcome. Increasingly, cases in New...
DIY Wills Gone Wrong: The Cautionary Tale of Borbil v Borbil
28th July, 2025 Writing a Will might seem simple, but one recent Queensland case shows how dangerous that assumption can be. In Re Negrean; Borbil v Borbil [2025] QSC 66,...
The Risks of Using AI for Contracts
21st July, 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a familiar part of daily business. From emails to analytics, it supports many tasks across industries. In the legal sector, tools...
Promises, Property, and Estates
23rd July, 2025 In estate planning, what you put in writing matters – but so do the promises you make. The 2024 High Court case of Kramer v Stone is a...
Can a Debt Be Forgiven Just by Dying?
7th July, 2025 When it comes to estate planning, most people assume their Will is the final word. But sometimes, strange legal outcomes can arise from informal arrangements. The...
Why Every Adult Needs a Will – Before it’s Too Late
30th June, 2025 It’s something we all know we should do -but most of us put it off. Writing a Will often feels like a task for “later in life”...
Acknowledgement of Country
Castrikum Adams Legal acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the Arakwal people, the Minjungbal people and the Widjabul people of the Bundjalung Nation, and pay our respects to elders past and present.