by Michael Perkins | Feb 29, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Elder abuse, Legal, Opinion, Vulnerability
Aged Care Bill 2023 (ACB) – Michael Perkins’ Review and Reflection Introduction The Commonwealth Government released an exposure draft of this Bill on 14 December 2023. This draft was originally open for consultation until 16 February 2024. There has been such...
by Michael Perkins | Feb 20, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Legal, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, supported decision making, Trusts and Estates, Vulnerability
The consultation about the Aged Care Bill 2023 (the Bill) has been extended to 8 March 2024. For more information about this consultation see https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/consultation. This Bill remains a work in progress with the funding...
by Autonomy First Lawyers | Nov 7, 2023 | Legal, Succession, Succession Planning (After Death), Trusts and Estates, Wills
It is of great concern to many people that their wills may be challenged after their death by somebody that they have specifically chosen to exclude from the benefit of their largesse. Will that person be able to successfully take action against your estate, despite...
by Michael Perkins | May 5, 2023 | Legal, Wills
Yes, you can write your own will. The Courts are littered with examples of where people on their own have not completed the will making in a way that fully delivers the outcomes they seek. Expensive litigation and disappointed beneficiaries are generally the result....
by Kathy Salter | Feb 22, 2023 | Information technology, Legal
In this interview, Michael Perkins and Jeremy Duffy of Autonomy First Lawyers give us their take on ChatGPT, how it is impacting the legal world and how it can help our clients. Q: Can you outline for us in simple terms what Chat GPT is? Michael P: ChatGPT is a very...
by Zabina Naem | Nov 19, 2021 | Legal, Trusts and Estates, Wills
There are several factors a person should consider when preparing their Will but one which in our experience many do not think of is – what happens if my Executor dies before completing the administration of my estate? Let’s consider a scenario: Tom signs a Will which...
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