With billions in assets set to pass between generations,our six-part series simplifies the daunting world of inheritance planning.
Australian lawyer Samuel Monkivitch’s restaurant runners pale against allegations of manipulation and misappropriation in his home town of Melbourne.
Australian women are set to inherit 65 per cent of the $5 trillion in inheritance to be passed down in the coming decades.
If you’re lucky,inheriting in midlife – perhaps from a beloved aunt or a grandparent – can make things simpler. But it can also complicate things.
In a handwritten note,she said that “spite or resentment” had motivated her. A judge said the mother’s rejection of her children continued beyond the grave.
An inheritance,expected or otherwise,may represent the largest sum of money many of us have ever received. Here’s how to manage it when it happens.
Where there’s a will,there’s an executor – the person who manages your estate when you’ve died. Who do you choose for this important role,and how can you help smooth their way?
Controversial billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin,who has been labelled the “French Elon Musk”,is calling for changes to the law.
While it might be tempting to consider leaving the legalities for “later on”,there are good reasons why you shouldn’t attempt to prepare your will yourself.
His daughter has spoken about the Labor kingmaker’s fractured family and how the only remaining assets in his estate included a Lexus and two mysterious wedding rings.