“Nuclear” families may have been the norm in the past, but now there are more “blended” families in Australia and around the world than ever before. But what does that mean for your estate planning if you have stepchildren? The Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Amendment Act 2011 (WA) (2011 Amending Act) amended by the Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provisions) Amendment Act 2012 (WA) (2012 Amending Act) amended the Family Provision Act

What is a ‘Simple’ Will? There is a greater degree of certainty with a ‘simple’ Will as to what will happen with the estate than with a testamentary trust. That is because with a simple Will, all or part of the assets in the estate are held on trust, but the beneficiaries are limited in nature and number and each of the beneficiaries has a fixed or ‘absolute’ interest in