Danielle Ward

Helping our senior citizen clients sort out their legal affairs, including powers of attorney, trusts and wills, is one of the things that drives Danielle.

She’s also passionate about animals and one of her life goals is to meet a sloth! An unusual choice considering how active Danielle is: skiing, fishing with friends and wowing her workmates with her quizzing abilities are just a few of her hobbies away from the office.

Articles and Events by Danielle

New Act Means Less Blind Trust and More Clarity in Trusts Law

What do Peter Jackson’s film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and the new Trusts Act 2019 have in common? They’re both around 17 years old!

Wills, Trusts & Life planning Administering a Trust

Getting your legal house in order in a “twilight relationship”

With lengthening life expectancies, better health in later years, and increasing divorce rates, it’s not surprising we’re seeing more “twilight relationships” blossom.

Relationship & Family Relationship property Wills, Trusts & Life planning Create a Will

Challenging a Will – Pt 2: Don’t think you’ve been left your fair share?

In the last edition of Off the Record, we began exploring what can be a highly contentious issue: challenging a Will. As I outlined in Challenging a Will: Part 1, there are two main legal grounds on which someone can question a Will. The first, which we explored in Part 1, is that the Will’s legal validity is disputed.

Wills, Trusts & Life planning Create a Will

Challenging a Will – Part 1

Death can bring more than mourning for those left behind. Too often it leads to animosity and arguing around the departed loved one’s Will – especially when its provisions come as a surprise.

Wills, Trusts & Life planning Create a Will

Who will speak for you in business if you can’t?

While most people are aware they need a Will, and might have given clear directions as to how they wish their business duties to be dealt with after they pass, many don’t give a second thought to how their business would fare if they were suddenly mentally incapacitated.

Business & Commercial Wills, Trusts & Life planning Create a Will

What happens when you die without a Will?

We talk a lot about the perils of dying without a Will, and the unnecessary mess, stress and cost that can be left behind. Yet, many people still don’t fully appreciate what that actually looks like for loved ones, or how their worldly goods will be divided up.

Wills, Trusts & Life planning Create a Will