Comments on: Will FAQ’s http://www.lawexperts.com.au/estate-planning/will-faqs/ Expert lawyers from Corney & Lind Lawyers blog about real legal questions Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew Lind http://www.lawexperts.com.au/estate-planning/will-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Andrew Lind Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:21:31 +0000 http://www.lawexperts.com.au/?p=308#comment-1803 Great question. Normally yes assuming the child is 18. However there are a number of other factors to consider: - what happens if the child is under 18 - who are the executors and trustees - can the trustees use money for the care of the child if under 18 - are there others who may claim to have some entitlement to the estate (or part of it) Our <a href="http://www.corneyandlind.com.au/services/wills-estates" rel="nofollow">Will Making Lawyers</a> can assist. Great question. Normally yes assuming the child is 18.

However there are a number of other factors to consider:

- what happens if the child is under 18
- who are the executors and trustees
- can the trustees use money for the care of the child if under 18
- are there others who may claim to have some entitlement to the estate (or part of it)

Our Will Making Lawyers can assist.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.lawexperts.com.au/estate-planning/will-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Deborah Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:04:43 +0000 http://www.lawexperts.com.au/?p=308#comment-1799 If you have a simple will (you leave everything to your spouse and if they do not survive you, everything goes to your child) and your spouse dies and you do not change your will, does the estate pass directly to your child when you die? If you have a simple will (you leave everything to your spouse and if they do not survive you, everything goes to your child) and your spouse dies and you do not change your will, does the estate pass directly to your child when you die?

]]>