Step-children and family provision claims: what step-parents in SA need to know

Blended family dynamics can be complicated, especially when it comes to estate planning. If you’re a step-parent preparing your estate plan, you may feel uneasy about recent changes in South Australian succession law, particularly the expanded rights of step-children under new Succession Act 2023 (SA) (the Act). Under section 115, step-children are now expressly eligible to apply for family provision […]