![New modern Trusts Bill introduced in Queensland](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2024/07/210755918_m_normal_none-400x284.jpg)
23/07/24
The Trusts Bill 2024 was introduced during a recent sitting of the Queensland Parliament on 21 May 2024. The ...
![Rights of Occupancy and Life Estates – the Hidden Pitfalls](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-design-3-400x284.jpg)
18/11/22
The differences and effects of a right of occupancy granted under a Will versus a life estate, are topics that our ...
![UPDATES TO THE POWER OF ATTORNEY, ADVANCE HEALTH DIRECTIVE AND GUARDIANSHIP LEGISLATION AND FORMS](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/11/untitled-design.jpg)
16/11/20
Power of Attorney and Advance Health Directive Forms
On 30 November 2020, new forms for granting a Power of ...
![COVID-19 Is your Estate Plan ready to combat Coronavirus?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/04/istock-1162303165.jpg)
08/04/20
Do not wait until it is too late! To ensure that your hard-earned assets are, to the fullest extent possible, ...
![Not all assets are automatically captured by your Will!](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/10/will.jpg)
02/10/19
Not all of a person’s assets are automatically captured and dealt with by the terms of a Will.
The below are ...
![Contesting a Will – Family Provision Applications](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/istock-978808346.jpg)
03/04/19
This is a topic that is sure to generate conversation at family get-togethers and backyard barbecues. The ...
![Implementing a Business Succession Plan for the Survival of Your Business](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/01/succession-planning.jpg)
11/01/18
At Marino Law, our clients’ that own businesses or interests in same often tell us that it is difficult enough to ...
![Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/12/istock-486919570-copy.jpg)
21/12/17
In 2004, Australia changed its laws so that by definition, marriage could only occur between a man and a ...
![Estate Planning Update: What Constitutes an Informal Will?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/03/will-and-testament.jpg)
23/11/17
Many people do not like to talk about estate planning and the disposal of their assets upon their death. It is an ...
![Importance of Binding Death Nominations for Superannuation Highlighted](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/03/will-and-testament.jpg)
24/08/17
An interesting article in the Gold Coast Bulletin on 22 August 2017 emphasises the importance of having in place ...
![Renunciation of Executorship – is it possible?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/03/will-and-testament.jpg)
23/03/17
If you have been named as the executor of an estate in a will, and you don’t wish to take on that role upon the ...
![Inheritances – In or Out?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2015/09/Contract-signing-for-web.jpg)
18/01/17
The issue of a prospective inheritance or an actual inheritance often comes up in discussions with clients ...