CPD Webinar - Blended Families and Beneficiary Battles

1 CPD Unit – Substantive Law

Blended families can create some of the most challenging estate planning scenarios, with competing interests, complex family dynamics, and an increased risk of disputes. For accountants and lawyers advising clients, understanding these issues is essential to developing effective succession and estate planning strategies.

Join Lachlan Einsiedel from Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers for an insightful webinar exploring the legal and practical considerations involved in estate planning for blended families. Lachlan will examine common risk areas and discuss strategies to help minimise disputes while achieving clients’ estate planning objectives.

Topics include:

• Competing interests in blended families
• Risk areas from a planning perspective
• Family provision claims by spouses, children and stepchildren
• Absolute gifting strategies
• The role of superannuation in an estate plan
• Life interest strategies
• Mutual wills
• Trust succession

This practical session is designed for accountants and lawyers seeking to strengthen their understanding of the unique challenges blended families present and the strategies available to better protect clients and their intended beneficiaries.

Continuing Professional Development

Legal CPD:

WA legal practitioners (QA Provider ID 29250)

1 CPD Unit, CPD Obligation Field 4 – Substantive Law. To ensure you receive your CPD Units for this event, please provide us with your Legal Practice Board Practitioner ID during registration. Note: CPD Units are only available for participation in the live webinar. At this time, webinar recordings (for those that are registered but unable to attend) are not eligible for WA Legal CPD Units.

Legal practitioners outside of WA

If you consider that this webinar satisfies your individual requirement, or is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you may claim 0.5 CPD Units for every 30 minutes of attendance and participation.

Accounting CPD:

1 CPD Point

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Presenter: Lachlan Einsiedel
Special Counsel | Accredited Specialist - Wills & Estates Law Chartered Tax Advisor, Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers Services


Lachlan has practised exclusively in wills and estates law, and VCAT guardianship and administration since his admission as a solicitor. Consecutively in 2023, 2024 and 2025, he was recognised by Doyles Guide as a Rising Star for Wills and Estates and is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law.

Lachlan’s expertise encompasses estate planning, VCAT administration and financial investigations, VCAT disputes in the guardianship and administration list, and estate litigation.

In addition to his Bachelor of Laws, Lachlan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and is a Chartered Tax Adviser with the Tax Institute of Australia. He uses his tax and accounting expertise to assist clients achieve positive commercial outcomes – whether that is by providing pragmatic tax advice in the context of estate planning, estate administration and litigation; or being able to analyse complex financial arrangements and undertake financial investigations.

Lachlan works collaboratively with his clients to ensure they are fully informed about where they stand, with a focus on resolving disputes in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Lachlan has a specialist interest in tax, estate litigation, trust disputes and self-managed superannuation fund disputes. He is currently completing a Master of Tax at the University of Melbourne.