Abstract
Aboriginal people in NSW have even more need to make wills than non-Aboriginal people. A burgeoning middle class continues to have traditional family and customary law obligations, while taking on mainstream property and obligations. The standard intestacy regime is inappropriate including because it uses an inappropriate idea of family and the high rate of burial disputes involving Aboriginal people means the role of executor is even more important than usual. A will can also be used to protect certain aspects of customary law. The article considers the issues arising in drafting the most culturally appropriate and effective wills.
Disciplines
Law
Date of this Version
August 2011
Recommended Citation
Prue Vines, "Making Wills for Aboriginal People in NSW" (August 2011). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2011. Working Paper 33.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps11/art33
Comments
This paper will be published in Law Society Journal of NSW Vol. 49, No.8, Sept 2011 (forthcoming). This paper may also be cited as [2011] UNSWLRS 31.