Terryw's legal Tips Index

Legal Tip 286: Child Maintenance Trusts Legal Tip 286: Child Maintenance Trusts

Legal Tip 287: Gifts with No Transfer Do Not Work: Asset Protection Legal Tip 287: Gifts with No Transfer Do Not Work: Asset Protection

Legal Tip 288: Structuring the Ownership of Shares in a Company Legal Tip 288: Structuring the Ownership of Shares in a Company

 

Moving assets out of a (discretionary) trust?

 

Legal Tip 288: Structuring the Ownership of Shares in a Company Legal Tip 288: Structuring the Ownership of Shares in a Company

Legal Tip 289: What is a Promissory Note? Legal Tip 289: What is a Promissory Note?

Legal Tip 290: Attacking Superannuation on Death Legal Tip 290: Attacking Superannuation on Death

Legal Tip 291: What Happens if a Will is Destroyed after Death? Legal Tip 291: What Happens if a Will is Destroyed after Death?

Legal Tip 292: How to Leave your Super to a Friend on death Legal Tip 292: How to Leave your Super to a Friend on death

Legal Tip 293: What happens if a Will is invalid? Legal Tip 293: What happens if a Will is invalid?

 

Legal Tip 294: Beneficiaries of Trusts and Sexual Affairs Legal Tip 294: Beneficiaries of Trusts and Sexual Affairs

Legal Tip 295: Five Things to Consider when Changing Trustees Legal Tip 295: Five Things to Consider when Changing Trustees

Legal Tip 296: Legislation Governing the $10,000 early Release of Super Legal Tip 296: Legislation Governing the $10,000 early Release of Super

Legal Tip 297: Nominating Overseas Executors under the will Legal Tip 297: Nominating Overseas Executors under the will

Legal Tip 298: Nominated as Executor but don’t want to do it? Legal Tip 298: Nominated as Executor but don’t want to do it?

 

I've hit the 300 mark now. Should I keep going?

Legal Tip 299: Liability of Directors for Company Land Tax Legal Tip 299: Liability of Directors for Company Land Tax

Legal Tip 300: Can the Trustee of a Trust Be a Beneficiary of that Trust? Legal Tip 300: Can the Trustee of a Trust Be a Beneficiary of that Trust?

 

Yep - valuable information for all - sometimes we only need it later on!

 

Legal Tip 301: When Not to Have your Super Paid to the Estate on Death Legal Tip 301: When Not to Have your Super Paid to the Estate on Death

Legal Tip 302: Deliberate Litigation as an Asset Protection Strategy Legal Tip 302: Deliberate Litigation as an Asset Protection Strategy

Legal Tip 303: Disputes Involving Control of a Trust Legal Tip 303: Disputes Involving Control of a Trust

Legal Tip 304: Holding Companies and Asset Protection Legal Tip 304: Holding Companies and Asset Protection

 

Legal Tip 305: Change of Trustee with Title Held by Old Trustee? Legal Tip 305: Change of Trustee with Title Held by Old Trustee?

Legal Tip 306: Bare Trusts and Asset Protection Part 1 Legal Tip 306: Bare Trusts and Asset Protection Part 1

Legal Tip 307: Bare Trusts and Asset Protection Part 2 Legal Tip 307: Bare Trusts and Asset Protection Part 2

Legal Tip 308: How can a Company or Trust pay for Loans with Negative Income? Legal Tip 308: How can a Company or Trust pay for Loans with Negative Income?

 

Legal Tip 309: How you Could be Sued Legal Tip 309: How you Could be Sued

Legal Tip 310: Death without Divorces Formalised Legal Tip 310: Death without Divorces Formalised

Legal Tip 311: Underpaying Staff - Wage Theft Legal Tip 311: Underpaying Staff - Wage Theft

Legal Tip 312: How to Record Ownership of Shares in a Private Company When acting as Trustee Legal Tip 312: How to Record Ownership of Shares in a Private Company When acting as Trustee

Legal Tip 313: Estate Planning Consequences of Recording Beneficial Ownership Wrongly Legal Tip 313: Estate Planning Consequences of Recording Beneficial Ownership Wrongly

Legal Tip 314: How a Trust for Shares Might Differ to a Trust for Property Legal Tip 314: How a Trust for Shares Might Differ to a Trust for Property

Legal Tip 315: Estate Planning Consequences of Recording Beneficial Ownership Wrongly 2 Legal Tip 315: Estate Planning Consequences of Recording Beneficial Ownership Wrongly 2

Legal Tip 316: Don’t buy a property on 13 November Legal Tip 316: Don’t buy a property on 13 November

 

Legal Tip 317: Why a Sole Director Company Needs a Secretary Legal Tip 317: Why a Sole Director Company Needs a Secretary


Legal Tip 318: An Individual Lending Money to a Trust of Which they are the Trustee Legal Tip 318: An Individual Lending Money to a Trust of Which they are the Trustee

 

Legal Tip 319: What is a ‘Vestey’ Trust?
Legal Tip 319: What is a ‘Vestey’ Trust?


Legal Tip 320: Foreign Persons and Companies Owning Land in NSW Legal Tip 320: Foreign Persons and Companies Owning Land in NSW


Legal Tip 321: Trust Deed Asset Protection Risk due to Poor Drafting Legal Tip 321: Trust Deed Asset Protection Risk due to Poor Drafting


Legal Tip 322: Trusts and Limited Liability Legal Tip 322: Trusts and Limited Liability


Legal Tip 323: The Need to Disclose Trusts in Family Law Property Settlements Legal Tip 323: The Need to Disclose Trusts in Family Law Property Settlements


Legal Tip 324: Notional Settlors in Trusts Legal Tip 324: Notional Settlors in Trusts

 

Legal Tip 325: Joint Offset Accounts and Death Legal Tip 325: Joint Offset Accounts and Death

Legal Tip 326: Do Unit Trusts Need a Settlor? Legal Tip 326: Do Unit Trusts Need a Settlor?

Legal Tip 327: Trusts Mistakenly Distributing Income to Non-Beneficiaries Legal Tip 327: Trusts Mistakenly Distributing Income to Non-Beneficiaries

Legal Tip 328: Dying without a will or any Relatives - Who inherits? Legal Tip 328: Dying without a will or any Relatives - Who inherits?

Legal Tip 329: Who Pays Debts of a Person that Dies? Legal Tip 329: Who Pays Debts of a Person that Dies?

Legal Tip 330: Bucket Company Trap with Foreign Persons Exclusion Legal Tip 330: Bucket Company Trap with Foreign Persons Exclusion

Legal Tip 331: Intestacy Laws and Superannuation on Death Legal Tip 331: Intestacy Laws and Superannuation on Death

Legal Tip 332: Why the initial trustee of a Testamentary Trusts is not usually a company? Legal Tip 332: Why the initial trustee of a Testamentary Trusts is not usually a company?

 

Legal Tip 333: Can a lender Come After Other Assets of a Borrower? Legal Tip 333: Can a lender Come After Other Assets of a Borrower?

Legal Tip 334: Asset Protection and Holding Property as Joint Tenants Legal Tip 334: Asset Protection and Holding Property as Joint Tenants

Legal Tip 335: Death, Beneficial Ownership and Inheritance Legal Tip 335: Death, Beneficial Ownership and Inheritance

Legal Tip 336: Tell the Next Appointor that they will be the Appointor Legal Tip 336: Tell the Next Appointor that they will be the Appointor

Legal Tip 337: Don’t Use Work Email For Non-Work Matters Legal Tip 337: Don’t Use Work Email For Non-Work Matters

 

Legal Tip 338: The 7 Benefits of a Testamentary Discretionary Trust over a DT Legal Tip 338: The 7 Benefits of a Testamentary Discretionary Trust over a DT

Legal Tip 339: Joint Tenancy and Asset Protection with Blended Families Legal Tip 339: Joint Tenancy and Asset Protection with Blended Families

Legal Tip 340: What Happens if a Trust Ends and Title isn’t Transferred? Legal Tip 340: What Happens if a Trust Ends and Title isn’t Transferred?

Legal Tip 341: Pretend loans, Mortgages and Asset Protection Legal Tip 341: Pretend loans, Mortgages and Asset Protection

 

Legal Tip 342: Joint Purchases of Property Can Affect the Pension Legal Tip 342: Joint Purchases of Property Can Affect the Pension

Legal Tip 343: Death and SMSF Property passing to Individuals Legal Tip 343: Death and SMSF Property passing to Individuals

Legal Tip 344: Unpaid Trust Entitlements and Asset Protection Legal Tip 344: Unpaid Trust Entitlements and Asset Protection

Legal Tip 346: Death, Step Children and Superannuation Legal Tip 346: Death, Step Children and Superannuation

Legal Tip 347: 6 Different Uses of Companies Legal Tip 347: 6 Different Uses of Companies

 

Legal Tip 348: General Confusion Over Trusts and Asset Protection Legal Tip 348: General Confusion Over Trusts and Asset Protection

Legal Tip 349: Powers of Attorney and Companies Legal Tip 349: Powers of Attorney and Companies

Legal Tip 350: Grandparents as Shareholders of Bucket Companies Legal Tip 350: Grandparents as Shareholders of Bucket Companies

Legal Tip 351: Defacto Relationships, Death and Intestacy Legal Tip 351: Defacto Relationships, Death and Intestacy

Legal Tip 352: Trusts without Deeds Legal Tip 352: Trusts without Deeds

Legal Tip 353: Preventing someone from Benefiting from a Trust Legal Tip 353: Preventing someone from Benefitting from a Trust

 

Legal Tip 354: Appointor Positions in Discretionary Trusts Legal Tip 354: Appointor Positions in Discretionary Trusts

Legal Tip 355: Discretionary Trusts without Appointors Legal Tip 355: Discretionary Trusts without Appointors

Legal Tip 356: Decide on Ownership Structure before Signing Contracts Legal Tip 356: Decide on Ownership Structure before Signing Contracts

Legal Tip 357: Why you should avoid having one trust Hold Properties in Different states Legal Tip 357: Why you should avoid having one trust Hold Properties in Different states

Legal Tip 358: Do Spouses Have to Agree to Wills? Legal Tip 358: Do Spouses Have to Agree to Wills?

 

Legal Tip 359: Asking a Court to Prepare a Will Incorporating a Testamentary Trust for Disabled Test Legal Tip 359: Asking a Court to Prepare a Will Incorporating a Testamentary Trust for Disabled Test

Legal Tip 360: Buying a Property with a Spouse Who Doesn’t Have a Permanent Visa Legal Tip 360: Buying a Property with a Spouse Who Doesn’t Have a Permanent Visa

Legal Tip 361: Recent Legal Cases on Property Contract Disputes Legal Tip 361: Recent Legal Cases on Property Contract Disputes

Legal Tip 362: Making Small Changes to a Will Legal Tip 362: Making Small Changes to a Will

Legal Tip 363: Asset Protection Strategy when Lending Money Legal Tip 363: Asset Protection Strategy when Lending Money

Legal Tip 364: Wills and Children Dying Before their Parents Legal Tip 364: Wills and Children Dying Before their Parents

Legal Tip 365: What is a Blind Trust? Legal Tip 365: What is a Blind Trust?

 

Legal Tip 366: Company Director Identification Numbers Legal Tip 366: Company Director Identification Numbers

Legal Tip 367: Wills and What could happen if a child dies before a parent? Legal Tip 367: Wills and What could happen if a child dies before a parent?

 

Legal Tip 368: Fluid Beneficiaries of Discretionary Trusts Legal Tip 368: Fluid Beneficiaries of Discretionary Trusts