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William Seymour has been involved in a public spat with his parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford, since 2018, when he married his wife, Kelsey, a former Goldman Sachs banker who is now the Countess of Yarmouth, over the inheritance of Raglet Estate.

Family row over $168m ancestral estate left earl needing therapy

A bitter dispute involving the descendants of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, is playing out in court as the family bickers over a 110-room mansion and a 2600-hectare estate.

  • Jacob Freedland

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From tax implications to funding aged care, there are a few important factors to look into when it comes to early inheritances.

What to consider before giving an early inheritance

From tax implications to funding aged care, there are a few important factors to look into when it comes to early inheritances.

  • Caterina Hrysomallis
People at or near the point of retirement face sequencing risk.

How do we stop super becoming a trillion-dollar inheritance scheme?

In Australia, retirees get little guidance about how to use their super, and it’s leaving us with less money to spend in retirement.

  • Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney
When it comes to actually claiming the insurance inside our super, it can become a bit of a mess.

The bureaucratic nightmare plaguing our super – and how to avoid it

Superannuation, and insurance inside super, are caught in a tangled web of rules that many people don’t know about until they’re trapped too.

  • Bec Wilson
When inheritance comes into play, relations with siblings can get difficult.

How do I resolve an inheritance dispute with my siblings?

The circumstances you’ve presented here appear ridiculous, and frankly, disrespectful. It may be time to take matters a step further.

  • Paul Benson
There can be many different strategies for handling an inheritance.

I’m 67, in debt and with no super. How do I spend a $450,000 inheritance?

If you’re about to receive a hefty inheritance, think carefully about how you might spend it.

  • Noel Whittaker
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Putting your inheritance somewhere it can’t easily be accessed – such as superannuation – could be a good move.

How do we ensure our son doesn’t fritter away his inheritance?

The passing down of inheritance is not only a generous gift, but an excellent time to teach your children about money.

  • Noel Whittaker
Intergenerational wealth transfers could become the deciding factor of young people entering the housing market.

Sara’s parents own two homes, but she won’t buy until she’s 80. Here’s why

Young Sydneysiders on the wrong side of a $3.5 trillion wealth transfer are staring down decades of housing pain.

  • Kayla Olaya, Daniel Lo Surdo and Cindy Yin
A new report released by Perth-based law firm Solomon Hollett Lawyers found 60 per cent of West Australians believed there would be a dispute over a family estate.

Not so happy families: Why WA’s looming intergenerational wealth transfer could be costly

It’s a state that has benefited from its resource riches and skyrocketing house prices, but new data suggests more than half of all West Australians fear the impending intergenerational wealth transfer won’t unfold without a fight.

  • Jesinta Burton
Stokesay Court, Ludlow, Shropshire, where the movie, Atonement, was filmed.

‘I was in shock for a week after being told I’d inherited an 88-room mansion’

At age 40, Caroline Magnus was bequeathed the country estate where Atonement was filmed.

  • Eleanor Doughty

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