Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
Superannuation Afterlife: Who Gets the Last Laugh (and the Money)?
- Clarify the fate of superannuation death benefits and how they differ from estate assets
- Explore common misconceptions and tricky scenarios in superannuation death benefit distribution
- Provide guidance on planning for superannuation death benefits to avoid “super-sized” surprises
Presented by Katelin Whitley LLM, MFMH, Principal Bestic Law; Accredited Specialist Wills & Estates and Property Law, Notary Public; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide NSW 2024- 2025
Presenters
Katelin Whitley, Principal, Bestic LawKatelin Whitley is the principal of Bestic Law located in Sydney and the Hunter Valley and practices primarily in succession, trust, and property law matters. She was admitted to practice in 2001 and was recognised by the NSW Law Society as an Accredited Wills and Estates Specialist in 2011 and as an Accredited Property Law Specialist in 2021. She works on both simple and high-level estate planning and acts on estate administrations including for large and complex estates. She has considerable experience advising and acting on contested estate litigation including lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence cases, family provision claims, construction of will litigation, and application of the Forfeiture Act. Katelin has represented estates, applicants, and beneficiaries. Katelin has completed her Master of Laws at the University of Sydney and Master of Forensic Mental Health in the UNSW School of Psychiatry. She has been lecturing in the College of Law Wills & Estates Master of Applied Law program since 2017, is a member of the Law Society NSW Property Law Committee, and was a member of the Law Society NSW Accredited Wills & Estates Specialists Committee from 2012 to 2022. Katelin is also a Notary Public and serves as a Council Member with the Society of Notaries of New South Wales Inc.
