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Free Will Templates in NZ: Helpful Shortcut or Hidden Risk?
Read guide: Free Will Templates in NZ: Helpful Shortcut or Hidden Risk?A free will template can feel like the perfect solution to a task that has been sitting at the bottom of your list for years.…
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Do You Really Need a Will in New Zealand?
Read guide: Do You Really Need a Will in New Zealand?The question usually appears during an ordinary moment. You might be reviewing your mortgage, welcoming a new child, separating from a partner, booking an overseas…
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When There Is No Will: Who Gets What in NZ?
Read guide: When There Is No Will: Who Gets What in NZ?A family can know almost everything about a person and still have no idea what that person wanted after death. They may know how their…
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Probate in NZ: From Will to Final Distribution
Read guide: Probate in NZ: From Will to Final DistributionThe word “probate” often enters a family’s vocabulary at the worst possible time. Someone has died. Relatives are grieving. Bills still need to be paid.…
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Choosing the Right Executor for Your Will
Read guide: Choosing the Right Executor for Your WillMost people choose an executor in less time than they spend choosing a new phone. They name a spouse, eldest child, sibling, or closest friend…
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When Your Will No Longer Fits Your Life
Read guide: When Your Will No Longer Fits Your LifeA will can remain legally valid for decades while becoming completely wrong for the life you now live. Perhaps you made it shortly after buying…
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The Executor’s First Seven Days
Read guide: The Executor’s First Seven DaysThe first call may come before sunrise. A parent, sibling or close friend has died, and somewhere in the first few stunned conversations, someone says,…
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The Search for a Missing Will
Read guide: The Search for a Missing WillThe family had searched every drawer in the house. They found insurance papers, old bank statements, passports that had expired years earlier and a folder…
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When the Original Will Cannot Be Used
Read guide: When the Original Will Cannot Be UsedThe executor found the envelope exactly where the deceased had said it would be. Inside was the will, but it was not in the condition…
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