Death Notices At the back of the newspaper, in the Deaths/Notices section it is common to see notices published by executors/lawyers seeking to obtain a grant of probate for the administration of the estate. You probably won’t be seeing this anymore. From 24 November 2017, it will no longer be a requirement to publish a Notice of Intention to Apply for Grant in a newspaper. Publication requirements are still required in the Queensland Law Reporter. s67 Trusts Act Statements However, a section 67 Trusts Act 1973 (QLD) Statement published separately from a Notice of Intention to Apply for a Grant will still need to be published in a newspaper. Amending Laws The relevant laws applicable to the
Unsent Text Message becomes a Final Will. In October 2017 the Supreme Court of Queensland allowed an unsent text message to be the final Will of the deceased who tragically took his own life. The text message was made shortly before he died. Facts There was no written Will. Two competing applications were before the court: one by the deceased’s widow (a four-year seven month “rocky” relationship) and the other by the deceased’s brother and nephew who claim that the unsent text message was the “testamentary intention” of the deceased. Law For a Will to be valid it needs to be in writing and executed by the deceased and witnessed by two other adults. However Section 18 of the Succession Act 1
