Can You Contest a Liquidation and Distribution Account?

One of the final steps in winding up a deceased estate is the drawing up of the Liquidation and Distribution Account (L&D Account), which is the executor’s complete financial account of the estate. Before that account can be finalised, though, it must be opened up to public scrutiny. So yes, you can contest it, but […]

Who’s Watching the Watchmen?

Ensuring their children are cared for when they pass away is one of the primary reasons people draw up a will. But what happens when the best interests of the children that are left behind are not at the forefront when an estate is administered and maintenance needs to be paid? This is, unfortunately, a […]