11 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Guide For Overseas-Based Individuals Making A Will For Assets In New Zealand

March 12, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

The aim of this article is to provide a guide for making a Will and the procedure of estate administration when the deceased is domicil...

11 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

A Guide To Enduring Powers Of Attorney

July 14, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

Have you considered who will attend to your property, assets and welfare if you become mentally incapacitated and you are unable to tak...

11 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Enduring Powers Of Attorney

July 14, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

Have you considered who will attend to your property, assets and welfare if you become mentally incapacitated and you are unable to tak...

11 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

What Happens If You Don’t Have An Enduring Power Of Attorney?

July 14, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998 (often referred to as the “PPPR Act”) provides legal means to assist people who...

11 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Trusts And Estates – Delegating By Power Of Attorney

July 13, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

Who can be an attorney? Trusts A trustee may, in limited circumstances only, delegate his or her powers, authorities and discretions ...

10 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

The Duties, Office And Powers Of A Trustee

July 7, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

The New Zealand Law Commission is currently reviewing the law of Trusts in New Zealand. An issues paper released by the Law Commission ...

10 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Distributions From Discretionary Trusts

July 7, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

August 2011 Modern Discretionary Family Trusts usually provide that the trustees can pay both income and capital to the beneficiarie...

10 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Trust Administration Checklist

July 7, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

This checklist is put together by: Tony Fortune, a partner specialising in Trust matters at Fortune Manning Michael Humphries, char...

10 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Tax Residency And Tax Treatment Of Your Trust

July 7, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

For New Zealand income tax purposes the income of a Trust is separated into two parts – beneficiary income and trustee income. Trusts c...

10 Dec

Expertise, Trust, Wills, Estates and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Rights Of Beneficiaries

July 7, 2020
By Fortune Manning Lawyers

In order to understand the rights of beneficiaries, it is useful to be aware of the duties of trustees. Duties of trustees Trustees’ ...

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