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Weird Probate Issues Part 7

Probate, Probate and Deceased Estates, Weird Probate Issues, Wills and Estate Planning
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Here’s another in our series of articles about Weird Wills, Problematic Probates and Disturbing Deaths. If you’re twisted like us, you might get a chuckle out of some of the strange stuff people do at the end of their time on this mortal coil …

1. I say Hello and you say Goodbye
Anthony Scott, in his last will and testament wrote: ‘To my first wife Sue, whom I always promised to mention in my will. Hello Sue!’

2. Proper Conditions
The last will and testament of Edith S of Walsall included £50,000 to each of her children, Roger, Helen and Patricia. Their inheritance was not to be spent on ‘slow horses and fast women and only a very small amount on booze’.

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Weird Probate Issues Part 6

Probate, Probate and Deceased Estates, Weird Probate Issues, Wills and Estate Planning
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Even though death is a serious subject, our most popular series continues for your morbid enjoyment. This time we’ve collected some macabre stories of people finding ways to die that might provoke a chuckle.

#1 Too much sex and Viagra, makes Jack a dead boy
Sergey Tuganov made a bet with two female acquaintances in 2009 that he could continue to satisfy them sexually for 12 hours straight. They took the bet, and a wild night began. In order to be sure he would win, Sergey downed a whole bottle of Viagra pills before he set to work.

Weird Probate Issues Part 4

Wills and Estate Planning, Probate and Deceased Estates, Weird Probate Issues
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The Bottom Line – Some people are determined to have their final say in their strange Last Wills and Testaments. Have a smile at their attempts to ‘rule from beyond the grave’.

… because our last posts Weird Probate Issues and More Weird Probate issues were so popular, we have decided to create an entire series …

1. Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid Newkirk is the founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the organization that tries to keep humans from eating, wearing or being mean to animals. When Newkirk passes on, she instructs that her corpse be given over to PETA, and then things get weird.

Weird Probate Issues Part 3

Probate and Deceased Estates, Weird Probate Issues, Wills and Estate Planning
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Famous Last Words – Some people try to tell you that “you can’t take it with you,” but that doesn’t mean you have to go quietly into the night. A vital part of pre-death planning is composing a Last Will and Testament that clearly lays out who gets your stuff and your money. But some people also use them as a final “screw you” to the world. These people were determined to have their final say, with their strange Last Wills and Testaments.

… because our last posts Weird Probate Issues and More Weird Probate issues were so popular, we have decided to create an entire series …

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Don’t Neglect the Softer Side of Estate Planning

Wills and Estate Planning, Trusts & Guardianship
Dont Neglect the Softer Side of Estate Planning

A long time ago (1983 actually), Sean Connery came out of 007 retirement to make an unofficial James Bond movie called Never Say Never Again. In one scene he pretends to be a masseur at a health spa, and suggestively says to Kim Basinger: “Hard or soft … massage?”

This movie-line must have stuck in my brain all these years, because it suddenly seemed like a good way to highlight some important considerations in modern integrated estate planning – Hard or soft … estate plan?

What is the Softer Side of Your Estate Plan?

Identify, document and share your wishes for end-of-life care, the care of your pets, the custodianship of your special assets, who your carers will be, where will you live if you lose your independence, and more.

More Weird Probate Issues

Probate and Deceased Estates, Wills and Estate Planning
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Making a Will is serious business. It sets out your final wishes, determines who benefits from your estate, and protects the people you love. Yet the historical record is full of testators who approached the exercise with, shall we say, considerable imagination. This article continues our popular series on extraordinary probate cases drawn from estate law history.
We offer these not merely for entertainment, but because each case teaches a valuable lesson about what can go wrong when an estate plan is ill-conceived, ambiguously expressed, or legally deficient.

Genders and Partners | 7 Reasons why Australian women outlive their Estate Plan

7 Reasons why Australian women outlive their Estate Plan – and what to do about it

Wills and Estate Planning, Death Benefits, Women
Genders and Partners | 7 Reasons why Australian women outlive their Estate Plan

Australian women’s life expectancy is now at its highest ever recorded, and is one of the highest in the world, according to recently released research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The average life expectancy for females is now 84.6 years and for males it is 80.4 years, and these figures demonstrate huge gains in life expectancy over the last century since the Aged Pension was initially introduced in Australia in 1909 when the average life expectancy was below the eligibility age.

At that time it was anticipated that most people would not live long enough to receive the pension, and those that did would not get it for long.

Critical Importance of Making a Will to Protect Children’s Inheritance From Previous Relationships

Protecting Children from Previous Relationships: The Critical Importance of a Well-Drafted Will

Blended Families and Divorce, Estate Planning, Inheritance Claims & Contested Estates, Trusts & Guardianship, Wills, Wills and Estate Planning, Young Children
Critical Importance of Making a Will to Protect Children From Previous Relationships

Modern family structures are more complex than at any previous time. Many Australians have children from more than one relationship, and may be in a subsequent marriage or domestic partnership with a partner who also has children of their own. Without careful estate planning, the competing interests of these various family members can produce outcomes upon your death that would cause you considerable distress if you could foresee them. This article explains why a well-drafted Will is indispensable for anyone with children from a previous relationship.

Choosing a Guardian for Your Children

Choosing a Guardian for Your Children

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Choosing a Guardian for Your Children

What is a testamentary guardian, and why do I need one for my children?
A testamentary guardian is an adult nominated in a parent’s Will to care for their minor children in case both parents die before the children turn 18.

When we have young children, we understand that if one parent dies, the other parent will automatically retain parental responsibility. But in case both parents die prematurely, each needs to nominate in their Will an alternate testamentary guardian for their minor children.

Otherwise your children may end up in a home you wouldn’t choose for them, being parented in a way that’s not in accordance with your values.