Deceased Estates & Probate Deceased Estate Administration in Australia: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families Published 5 August 2026 Being appointed as executor of someone’s estate is an act of trust. It means they believed in you — in your honesty, your capability, your commitment to doing right by them and the people they loved. It’s
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Estate Planning & Trusts Testamentary Trusts Explained: How to Protect Your Children’s Inheritance Published 15 July 2026 | Updated 15 July 2026 📌 Updated 15 July 2026: The 2026–27 Federal Budget proposed a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts from 1 July 2028. Weeks later, the Government reversed course for testamentary trusts — proposing that
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EOFY Estate Planning 2026: Don’t Let It Fall Off the List | Copeland Estates Legal Estate Planning EOFY 2026 Australia · June 2026 · 12 min read EOFY Estate Planning 2026: Don’t Let It Fall Off the List EOFY 2026 Wills & Estate Planning Federal Budget Family Wealth Copeland Estates Legal C Written by the
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Superannuation & Your Estate: What Most Australians Get Wrong | Copeland Estates Legal Superannuation Australia · 2 July 2025 · 13 min read Superannuation & Your Estate: What Most Australians Get Wrong Superannuation Estate Planning Binding Death Benefit Nomination Copeland Estates Legal C Written by the team at Copeland Estates Legal — Australian Estate Planning
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Why Every Mum Needs a Will — Not ‘One Day’, Right Now | Copeland Estates Legal Estate Planning Australia · 20 May 2026 · 12 min read Why Every Mum Needs a Will — Not ‘One Day’, Right Now Wills & Estate Planning Family Protection Copeland Estates Legal C Written by the team at Copeland
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Legal documents you should have by 30 Most of us spend our twenties ticking off life admin items like organising concert tickets, collecting smashed avo recipes, and maybe buying the occasional house plant that we then spend the next couple of months trying not to kill. But there’s one thing you should absolutely be ticking
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Mums, money + the motherlode: Why every mum needs an estate plan Being a mum means juggling about 500 things at once—lunch boxes, school runs, (paid an unpaid!) work and the occasional tantrum (yours or the kids’). And while you’re busy living, it is very easy to put off your estate planning. And we get
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The hidden power of an enduring guardian: why you need one now Many people realise they should have a will so your executor can take care of your affairs after death. What about if you are alive but unable to make your own choices and sign your own consents? This is when an enduring guardian
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EOFY estate planning: why tax season is a great time to review your will Tax season isn’t just a time to do your returns and sort out numbers. It’s also a great chance to take a look at your estate plan. Since you’re already going through your finances, it makes sense to check if your
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5 estate planning myths that might cost your family thousands Estate planning doesn’t just apply to older or wealthy people —it’s something that everyone needs. “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” right? Thanks Benjamin Franklin, you’ve nailed it. Many families make pricey mistakes due to common myths
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