Estate planning can be difficult and stressful, but for blended families there’s an added overlay of complexity. According to the community demographic website, profile.id.com.au, as of 2021, blended- and step-families
“I don’t have enough assets to worry about a will.’ “I’m too young to think about estate planning.” “I’ll get around to it later.” Does this sound familiar? If so,
Many of us spend a great deal of time planning for our retirement but understandably, often do not put the same degree of effort into planning for our deaths. It
When you’re here to supervise your worldly affairs, your voice, which reflects your current views, is heard, and more often than not, heeded. But when you’re not here, what voice
One fact of life is certain, we don’t stay young forever. As we grow older, everyday tasks can become tiresome; we suffer inevitable aches and pains and often have difficulty
None of us likes to consider our own mortality. For our older loved ones, it’s an even more confronting topic and difficult to discuss. When Charles became ill, his family’s
More than 45% of Australians don’t have a valid Will. If you die without one, your hard-earned wealth (your estate) will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy
Many of our best laid plans rarely follow through exactly as we might have hoped. However, it’s another story when it comes to planning for what happens after we’ve left
As we move towards the end of yet another year and ponder how fast the last 12 months have come and gone, many of us find ourselves thinking about the
Australia has emerged from a mix of wonderful cultures, many of which came to our country in search of a new life in a new country with great promise. The
Are you taking care of elderly parents? Do you still have adult children living at home? Do the words ‘meat’ and ‘sandwich’ strike any chords with you? You could be
Supporting older loved ones no longer means removing their independence. With in-home care readily available, older people and their families are benefiting. A report by the English Longitudinal Study of
