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Estate planning + stored embryos

Estate planning + stored embryos

Estate planning + stored embryos Do you ask your clients about their sperm and eggs? It’s not something you’d typically associate with estate planning, but a recent Australian decision dealing with embryos as property has necessitated an update to my client intake form.One of the purposes of the client intake…
Estate planning beyond the documents: empowering client decision-making

Estate planning beyond the documents: empowering client decision-making

Estate planning beyond the documents: empowering client decision-making The wide reaches of estate planning + the role of estate planning lawyersEstate planning is usually associated with the legal documents, but its significance reaches far beyond the paperwork to the outcomes of real families. Estate planning can have a drastic ripple…
Trustees on notice: “real and genuine consideration”

Trustees on notice: “real and genuine consideration”

Trustees on notice:“real and genuine consideration” Trustees are on notice to exercise “real and genuine consideration” or risk a breach of fiduciary duty.2022 was the year of “real and genuine consideration” for trust cases and Victoria was the hotspot with Re Owies coming shortly after Marsella.1This article does not delve…
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