An executor’s authority starts at the death, not at the grant, and the two statutory protections against later claims run on separate conditions and separate periods. This is the sequence, the standard of care now set by the Trusts Act 2025, and the two points where executors most often become personally liable.
Category: Wills and Estates
Contesting a will in Queensland: the deadlines and who can apply
The six month and nine month dates in a Queensland estate come from two different sections and bind two different people. Who can apply for family provision, what each date does, and how a court approaches the question.
Lise v Boulton: discharged adoption and family provision eligibility
A valid interstate discharge can restore child status retrospectively. Parentage, statutory timing and entitlement remain separate questions.
Do you need probate in Queensland? What actually decides it
Probate is not a step every Queensland estate has to take. Whether a grant is needed depends on which assets are in the estate, how they are held, and what each asset holder requires before it will deal with the executor.
How Much Does a Will Cost in Queensland?
What affects the cost of a will in Queensland: simple versus complex wills, how probate and estate administration differ, and the real cost of dying without a will.
Do I Need a Will? What Happens in Queensland If You Die Without One
The short version 01Die without a will and you die “intestate”. A fixed statutory formula, not your family, decides who inherits. 02A surviving husband, wife or partner does not automatically receive everything if you also leave children. 03A de facto partner inherits only if the relationship meets a legal test. 04If no relatives qualify, your… Continue reading Do I Need a Will? What Happens in Queensland If You Die Without One