“Dear Manny and Anne, We would like to thank you for your assistance with the many matters that have arisen over the past 12 months or so. Also a big thank you to Rhiannon for her assistance with mum and dad’s probate issues. Your assistance with these issues has made a difficult time a little easier. Many thanks and kind regards” – NM October 2023 “Thanks Manny and team. Thank you for your professionalism and assistance in achieving our wishes. Our family is also impressed with your service to us. Highly recommend your firm for future legal assistance.” – CG September 2023 “To Manny and Ticli Blaxland Staff, my appreciation getting me through my difficult times these past years. Best regards” – MBC July 2023 “I will always appreciate the support and help your team provided at Ticli Blaxland Lawyers.” – HC July 2023 “Dear Manny and Anne… THANKYOU for all your efforts in finalising Mum’s final wishes. I truly appreciate the grace you extended in having to deal with four of us.. I also appreciate the phone calls when I wasn’t very diligent with email replies !! God Bless you and your team” – RS June 2023 “Thank you Manny. We are very happy that the estate is now done. Thanks again for all your work.” – MS April 2023 “Thank you for you services Manny, quite certain we would not have been able to get this done without your help. Thank you.” – RB March 2023 “Thank you Manny and Anne for a job well done. Regards” – JN January 2023 “…Thank goodness for Manny!!! I was dealing with my mother’s estate against my evil siblings and Manny represented me so well that the stress of it all slipped off my shoulders. I highly recommend him!” – HS January 2023 “Thank you to Manny Wood and the fantastic staff at TBL for helping me through a very tough time.” – KB&LB January 2023 “Dear Manny, Thank you for your expertise in helping us with our wills. You certainly made things a lot easier than we expected and explained everything clearly. You understood exactly what we wanted and made a daunting task pleasant.” – D & K January 2023

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Swings and roundabouts in the Supreme Court

Article by Manny Wood published in the Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 31 January 2025. Tanya moves in with her grandmother, Helen, for several years before she signs a rental agreement and continues to stay there until Helen’s death. Helen makes a will, dividing her estate equally amongst her children and Tanya, with the effect that they each receive a quarter of her estate. When Helen makes her will, she also executes a Power of Attorney appointing Tanya as her attorney, so that she can manage...
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Time to tick-off a New Year’s resolution

Article by Manny Wood published in the Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 24 January 2025. As is common for many people at this time of year, Jack and Jill make a New Year’s Resolution to “get their house in order” in terms of their estate planning. They see a solicitor specialising in this field and are advised that the traditional estate planning package consists of three separate documents, being a Will, Power of Attorney and Appointment of Enduring Guardian for each of them. Their wills appoint...
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Balancing the needs of a blended family

Article by Manny Wood published in the Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 17 January 2025. David passes-away aged 65, leaving his second wife, Mary and his only daughter, Donna. David did not have a will. David and Mary owned a home jointly, worth $1.5 million and held joint bank accounts totalling $600,000. These joint assets passed to Mary by way of “survivorship”. David’s only other asset of significant value was an interest in a self-managed superannuation fund, worth $500,000. Mary also has an...
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The Grinch v Santa Claus

Article by Manny Wood published in the Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 20 December 2024. On Christmas Eve, Santa and his reindeer were making their annual delivery rounds and as they were soaring across Whoville they stopped in at the Grinch’s home, eager to deliver a sprinkle of Christmas cheer. When landing on the Grinch’s roof, Rudolph slipped and damaged several roof tiles. Unbeknownst to Santa, the Grinch had recently taken out an extravagant “Anti-Christmas Roof Protection Policy” with...
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Grandchildren fight to occupy home

Article by Manny Wood published in the Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 13 December 2024. Matthew passes-away at the age of 80 years, without leaving a will. Matthew is survived by two daughters, Penny and Dianne. Penny has 3 children. Penny and her three children lived with Matthew for many years and continue to reside in his home. Matthew also left $150,000 in shares and cash. In the absence of a will, Matthew’s estate is to be divided equally between Penny and Dianne. This would result in the...
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