We often meet with clients concerned about leaving an inheritance to a “problem” beneficiary. Common examples include an alcoholic, a drug addict, a compulsive gambler or spendthrift, a bankrupt beneficiary, a beneficiary going through a matrimonial break up...
The High Court of Australia has been called upon to hear an appeal regarding the legal parentage of a child “B” born as a result of an artificial insemination procedure. In this case the donor “X” is a person known to the donee mother. The donor’s name appeared on...
