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

29 April, 2025 | Carolyn Ranson

Family Trust Disputes

Can you Remove a Court Appointed Executor of an Estate?

13 May, 2024 | Carolyn Ranson

Acting as An Executor Of A New Zealand Estate While Living Overseas

15 December, 2023 | Alex Dunne

Do I Need A Lawyer To Write A Will?

8 August, 2023 | Kimberley Brown

Selling residential property from a deceased estate

18 February, 2023 | Alex Dunne

Death and Taxes – Estate Taxes in New Zealand

10 February, 2023 | Alex Dunne

What happens at the first meeting with the estate’s lawyers?

14 November, 2022 | Alex Dunne

What information should executors take to their initial meeting with estate lawyers?

14 November, 2022 | Alex Dunne

Intestate Estates

Inheritance Law in NZ: Your Rights to Inheritance

4 November, 2022 | Carolyn Ranson

Estate Disputes / Contesting or Challenging A Will

What to do when someone passes away

31 October, 2022 | Alex Dunne