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Make your will iron-clad

Make your will iron-clad

Having the last say on your assets could save family disputes and crippling legal bills.

Family disputes about wills and estates have jumped by more than 80 per cent in the past decade. Simon Letch

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Estate planning is becoming an intergenerational battlefront as the number of disputes over wills and mediations about who should control ageing parents’ assets continues to rise.

Forced mediations involving children seeking guardianship over assets have more than doubled as people live longer and rising asset values, particularly real estate, hugely inflate wealth.

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Duncan HughesReporterDuncan Hughes is a Walkley award-winning personal finance reporter, based in our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Duncan on Twitter. Email Duncan at duhughes@afr.com.au

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