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Raising the Probate Threshold and Implications for Estate Planning

5 September, 2025 | Carolyn Ranson

Navigating Estate Litigation, Trusts, and Succession Law: Insights from the 2024 Supreme Court ‘Alphabet’ Decision

29 April, 2025 | Carolyn Ranson

Family Trust Disputes

Helping Your Parents When They Buy into a Retirement Village in New Zealand

28 August, 2023 | Carolyn Ranson

Retirement Village Contracts

Preserving Whanau Legacies: Integrating Maoritanga into Family Trusts in NZ

14 August, 2023 | Peter Smith

Will Kits and Handwritten Wills — What Can Go Wrong? A Case Study

21 June, 2023 | Kimberley Brown

Wills, Trusts and EPAs

Who should be executor of my will

16 August, 2022 | Carolyn Ranson

Wills, Trusts and EPAs

When do you need to update your will?

15 August, 2022 | Carolyn Ranson

Wills, Trusts and EPAs

Who Can See or Request A Copy Of A Will?

11 August, 2022 | Alex Dunne

Wills, Trusts and EPAs

What are Enduring Powers of Attorney and do I need them?

7 August, 2022 | Kimberley Brown

Wills, Trusts and EPAs

How to activate enduring power of attorney NZ

5 August, 2022 | Kimberley Brown

Wills, Trusts and EPAs