Woman loses bid for man’s $1.6 million estate

The woman, now 81, had lived with the man for 17 years before she moved into a Bundaberg retirement village and he moved into a Gympie nursing home.The man, who had never married and had no children, died last year, at age 92, without leaving a validly-executed will. In order to claim his estate, the woman, who now has dementia, had to prove she was still in a de facto relationship with the man for two years prior to his death. In a decision that has relevance for de facto partners involuntarily…



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