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Allison Baden-Clay's daughters will finally receive the $800,000-plus life insurance payout resulting from the Brisbane mother's murder, following a Federal Court ruling.
During a brief hearing in Brisbane on Monday, Justice Alfred Dowsett determined the sum of Allison's policies would be included under the control of the estate executor - her father, Geoff Dickie, and kept in a trust for her children.
The Supreme Court rules that Gerard Baden-Clay will not be entitled to any of his murdered wife Allison's $1 million estate. Nine News: February 23, 2017
The Supreme Court rules that Gerard Baden-Clay will not be entitled to any of his murdered wife Allison's $1 million estate. Nine News: February 23, 2017
The Brisbane Supreme Court ruled in February that Allison's murderer and the father of her children, Gerard Baden-Clay, had no right to her estate due to his conviction, despite being a beneficiary of her will.
However, the Federal Court was required to formally rule on whether the life insurance policies could be considered part of the estate.