![]() ![]() ![]() This document left the entirety of her estate to the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc. The first document, prepared by her solicitor, Ms Piria Coleman, was signed by Colleen on 12 July 2014 in a Hilton hotel room in Sydney. Each bequeathed her entire estate to a different beneficiary. Later on, there were two more documents prepared which at the outset purported to be her last Will and Testament. To set the scene, Colleen had bequeathed her estate to her husband Ric in a will made in 2005. The courts heard about her own life and the private turmoils she endured which were described in the judgment handed down in May this year.įrom a legal point of view, her final story provides us with several lessons which I will briefly reflect on in this article. She left behind several documents purporting to capture her last testamentary intention. It is now her life narrative that captures our attention, as it seems that she continues to provide us with another story after her passing. “The Thorn Birds Between Two Roses”: Conflicting WillsĪustralia’s famous author of “ The Thorn Birds”, Colleen McCullough (who died in 2015) provided a great source of entertainment through her writing for generations. ![]()
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