Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents - 7th Edition (Hardcover)

Author: Charles Rowland
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409324563
Published In: April 2009
Format: Hardback + CD-ROM
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Since its first publication in 1970, Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents has become the essential reference work on the art of will drafting in Australia.

The 7th edition is much more than an 'update' of the previous edition. The whole book has been thoroughly examined and reconsidered. The text, forms and precedents have been revised and in many places rewritten and extended. New cases and statutes have been taken into account and contentious issues critically examined.

The precedent for a testamentary discretionary family trust will fill a need. These trusts are very difficult to draft. The trust offered here is a flexible, middle-of-the-road, general vehicle, designed to be adaptable to the needs of clients and practitioners. It allows for income splitting and offers some asset protection. The precedent is considered and explained in the text and is accompanied by a full and detailed explanatory document to be given to clients.

The new, detailed, Table of Contents is intended to be a search engine, to complement the conventional index. It is a comprehensive list of all chapter and paragraph headings, occupying many pages; it therefore offers ready access to the matters which a will drafter has to consider.

A Compact Disc containing all the precedents and forms in Microsoft Word 2002 format is included.

Estate Planning

· Testamentary capacity · Concealment of a will

· Order to produce a will

· Taking instructions and structuring a will

· Wills for assets in foreign countries

· Enduring powers of attorney

· Directions as to medical treatment - living wills

· Guardianship

· Provision for spouse or partner

· Family provision

· Financial Agreements - prenuptial, nuptial and postnuptial

· Taxes and duties

· Life insurance policies

· Superannuation

· Various forms of gifts · Annuities · Trusts

· Life interests

· Residuary gifts and lapse of gifts

· Gifts to charities

· Gifts to unincorporated associations

· Forms of attestation

· Contracts to make wills, and Mutual wills.

Charles Rowland taught Succession at the Australian National University from 1974 to 2008, and at James Cook University from 1997 to 2007. He is a member of the National Committee for Uniform Succession Law.