11. #WhereTheresAWill – Where there’s a will, there’s a way: Your legal questions answered

Navigating the legal side of death – wills, probate, conflict, and confusion, is tricky business.

Grief and loss can stay with you for a long period of time, but legal items can often have a time frame to be completed.

 

We chat with Laura Tatchell, Principal Director of Tatchell Legal about legal items to do with death. Strap yourself in for this information-packed episode about what to do and where to start, even before a death occurs.

 

Please note: Any advice in this episode is general in nature only.

 

In this episode we cover:

• What a will is and how it works
• A will is a great place to appoint a guardian for young children
• Appointing guardians when family is overseas
• If you die without a will there are laws that cover off what can happen
• If contesting a will, you need to seek legal advice under the Inheritance Act
• How no will is watertight and all wills can be contested
• When someone has no living relatives
• What a public trustee is
• What enduring power of attorney and guardianship are and when they cease
• The role of an executor after death
• Paying for funeral expenses
• Dealing with a sudden death
• What happens with superannuation
• News agency will kits and if they are binding
• Dealing with sentimental items
• The Public Trustee in WA and the will registry
• Capital gains and other taxes on an inherited property
• Elder abuse and misusing authority
• Advanced care directives and end of life conversations
• Where to start with seeking advice and rough price guides.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• #Hashtag Death Instagram: @hashtag_death
• Ways to work with Ingrid: com.au
• Ingrid Reiger’s Facebook: @forevernowcelebrant
• Ingrid Reiger’s Instagram: @ingrid_forevernowcelebrant
• Laura Tatchell: linkedin.com/in/laura-tatchell-72b52141
• Tatchell Legal: https://www.tatchell.au/about-us
• Laura’s email: laura@tatchell.au

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