Donal Griffin

I met the author of “Hats off to You 2” and “Legacy Family” to discuss these other books by Lee Hausner Phd and here is an excerpt from our conversation.

This one is inspired by the selection headaches faced by the coach of the Irish and British Lions (deliberate typo) which is relevant for those running family businesses.

“Be A Better Ancestor – Build one of the great families” was launched last week. Thank you Chris Cuffe and Judith Fiander and Australian Philanthropic Services and all who turned out for a fun evening with clients and our other supporters. Chris told the fantastic story of PAFs and APS in an entertaining way that was … Read more

We received a nice testimonial from Noel Whittaker for our book “Be A Better Ancestor – Build one of the great families” in the SMH/Age and then again in Firstlinks – he must really mean it! SMH/AGE article – read here Firstlinks article – read here

We review Peter Winneke’s excellent book “Give while you live” – in short highly recommended.

In family disputes, there is often a claim for estoppel. In this article we look at how it arises and consider better ways to find a long-lasting and peaceful agreement for families.

If you are not feeling there has been breakthrough in a difficult succession discussion, we suggest you try a different approach.

A Will is not a contract. A contract may not be binding. A family may need an agreement and the first step (often missed) is getting the family to buy into a plan.

In this article, we consider the importance of your family buying in to a plan that you want them to not only execute but to live in.