Szabo & Associates News & Updates

Spousal maintenance can be a complex financial arrangement. Following a divorce, it is the money paid by either the husband or wife to their former partner to provide them with financial security. Determining whether the spouse requires payment, the amount to be paid and the length of time it should be paid for can all be difficult to calculate.

A dispute over the estate of cricketing-icon Richie Benaud has been settled without the need to go to trial, reports the Daily Telegraph.

A dispute over the Will of Australian billionaire Len Buckeridge looks set to intensify after the news that two of his teenage granddaughters have lodged a legal challenge in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

An ongoing legal dispute over the validity of a woman’s Will has returned to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Court of Appeal, reports the Canberra Times.

More and more families today are ‘blended’ – that is, made up of two partners with children from previous marriages or with previous partners. The challenge with blended families and estates is ensuring that assets are equally or fairly divided. This post looks at some of the most important aspects to consider in estate planning if you form part of a blended family.