Inheritance

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Four-in-five Australians want to leave their family members an inheritance.

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

Almost 20 per cent of Australians have inherited some form of wealth from a family member.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Jian Zhong Li was charged with improperly interfering with a corpse after he surreptitiously cut off part of his late brother Jian Ming’s ear.

The ear in the freezer and the high-stakes inheritance battle

A Sydney man took drastic action before his late brother’s funeral in the hope of finding evidence.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Australians are set to inherit a huge pool of money in the next 20 years.

Australians are set to inherit huge amounts of money. Here’s what to do with it

Financial experts warn against being tempted to rush out and spend an inheritance quickly.

  • Frances Howe
Women being left out of parents’ estates is more common than one might assume.

The silent struggle facing many adult daughters

When it comes to family, disinheritance is never just about dollars.

  • Yvonne Aoll
A NSW woman’s 2020 will left her $1 million estate to the Sydney Opera House Trust.

The opera lover, the aromatherapist and the $1m inheritance fight

A NSW woman left her fortune to the Sydney Opera House. Her friend argued she was entitled to the million-dollar estate.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among those who died on the yacht.

Estate of tycoon who died in luxury yacht tragedy ordered to pay billions to Silicon Valley giant

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch was the subject of a long-running legal saga when he and his daughter perished off the Italian coast last year.

  • James Titcomb
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James Packer

How James Packer plans to avoid passing the succession poison chalice to his kids

The fifth generation of Packers – James’ three children – will ultimately inherit riches rather than power.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The couple had been engaged at one point and the man had given his fiancee an amethyst ring, the NSW Supreme Court heard.

The sister, the lover and the $300,000 inheritance fight

When the man died without a will, the court had to decide between his only sibling and the “love of his life”.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Kelly Zong is known as the “Princess of Wahaha” in China.

Chinese ‘princess’ in $3 billion inheritance feud with mysterious siblings

Kelly Zong had until now been publicly regarded as the only child of the late beverage tycoon, Zong Qinghou, who was once China’s richest man.

  • Venus Feng and Dong Cao
There can be many different strategies for handling an inheritance.

I just received a $500,000 inheritance. How should I spend it?

Receiving such a significant sum can seem paralysing, but there are some simple things you should spend on first.

  • Paul Benson