There are some legal, practical and emotional considerations that need to be factored in when it comes to appointing the right people to act as your executors. As always, there is no ‘one approach suits all’ strategy in terms of appointments. While the executor role is largely administrative, there is still room…

One issue which is frequently overlooked in the context of any relationship breakdown is the treatment of any loan accounts or unpaid present entitlements from family trusts to the individual spouses. These amounts may arise from: a beneficiary having advanced (or been deemed to have advanced) an amount to or…