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Although the recent same-sex marriage reform creates significant legal benefits for same-sex couples, those who were already married overseas or looking to get married in Australia should be aware of certain estate planning issues. The recent legislative amendments mean same-sex couples who have married overseas…

The government has introduced a new Bill, the Guardianship and Administration Bill 2018 into the lower house of parliament. The Bill is intended to replace the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 with new laws that will provide a contemporary legislative framework for the appointment of guardians and administrators by the…

Changes to the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 One of the most important questions we deal with when discussing a person’s medical affairs is “who makes the decisions”. The short answer is, you do! But what happens when you cannot make decisions for…