of
Anne Lucy Gelicrisio born 12th December 1973, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
I, __Anne Lucy GELICRISIO______________________, resident in the City of ___PARIS 75001_________________, County of _______FRANCE_____________, State of ____Europe (Australian born with dual nationality)________________, being of sound mind, not acting under duress or undue influence, and fully understanding the nature and extent of all my property and of this disposition thereof, do hereby make, publish, and declare this document to be my Last Will and Testament, and hereby revoke any and all other wills and codicils heretofore made by me.
I. EXPENSES & TAXES
I direct that all my debts, and expenses of my last illness, funeral, and burial, be paid as soon after my death as may be reasonably convenient, and I hereby authorize my Personal Representative, hereinafter appointed, to settle and discharge, in his or her absolute discretion, any claims made against my estate.
I further direct that my Personal Representative shall pay out of my estate any and all estate and inheritance taxes payable by reason of my death in respect of all items included in the computation of such taxes, whether passing under this Will or otherwise. Said taxes shall be paid by my Personal Representative as if such taxes were my debts without recovery of any part of such tax payments from anyone who receives any item included in such computation.
II. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
I nominate and appoint ___My son Blake Thomas Dyer born 28th February, 1998 ( born in Australia – Shepparton, Victoria) and Kristen Shae Dyer born 21st September, 1995 (also born in Australia – Shepparton, Victoria)___, of ______Australian Origin___________, County of ______Australia_____, State of _______Victoria_____ as Personal Representatives of my ENTIRE estate and I request that they both be equally appointed as my ONLY choice of Personal Representatives. If my Personal Representative fails or ceases to so serve, then I nominate ______IAN GELICRISIO (my brother) of ___Australian Origin______, County of _____Australia_______, State of ____Victoria_______ to serve and Sergio Gelicrisio of ___Australian Origin______, County of _____Australia_______, State of ____Victoria_______ to serve Equally the DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
I devise and bequeath my property in full, both real and personal to the above mentioned persons.
If any of my beneficiaries have pre-deceased me, then any property that they would have received if they had not pre-deceased me shall be distributed in equal shares to the remaining beneficiaries.
III. OMISSION
Except to the extent that I have included them in this Will, I have intentionally, and not as a result of any mistake or inadvertence, omitted in this Will to provide for any of my direct Australian family members.
IV. BOND
No bond shall be required of any fiduciary serving hereunder, whether or not specifically named in this Will, or if a bond is required by law, then no surety will be required on such bond.
V. DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
My Personal Representative, shall have and may exercise the following discretionary powers in addition to any common law or statutory powers without the necessity of court license or approval:
A. To retain for whatever period my Personal Representative deems advisable any property, including property owned by me at my death, and to invest and reinvest in any property, both real and personal, regardless of whether any particular investment would be proper for a Personal Representative and regardless of the extent of diversification of the assets held hereunder.
B. NOT to sell and to grant options to purchase all or any part of my estate, both real and personal, at any time, at public or private sale, whether or not the highest possible consideration, and upon terms, including but not limited to credit, and not to execute, and deliver deeds or other instruments in connection therewith.
C. To lease any real estate for terms and conditions as my Personal Representative deems advisable, including the granting of options to renew, options to extend the term or terms, NOT TO PURCHASE.
D. To pay, compromise, settle or otherwise adjust any claims, including taxes, asserted in favor of or against me, my estate or my Personal Representative.
E. To make any separation into shares in whole or in part in kind and at values determined by my Personal Representative, with or without regard to tax basis, and to allocate different kinds and disproportionate amounts of property and undivided interests in property among the shares.
F. To make such elections under the tax laws as my Personal Representative shall deem appropriate, including elections with respect to qualified terminable interest property, exemptions and the use of deductions as income tax or estate tax deductions, and to determine whether to make any adjustments between income and principal on account of any election so made.
G. To make any elections permitted under any pension, profit sharing, employee stock ownership or other benefit plan.
H. NOT to employ others in connection with the administration of my estate other than direct family members; including but not limited to legal counsel, investment advisors, brokers, accountants and agents and to pay reasonable compensation in addition to my Personal Representative’s compensation.
I. To vote any shares of stock or other securities in person or by proxy; to assert or waive any stockholder’s rights or privilege to subscribe for or otherwise acquire additional stock; to deposit securities in any Australian voting trust or with any Australian committee.
J. Not to borrow and to pledge or mortgage any property as collateral, and not to make secured or unsecured loans. My Personal Representative is specifically instructed not to authorize loans without interest to any beneficiary hereunder.
K. My Personal Representative shall also in his or her absolute discretion determine the allocation of any GST exemption available to me at my death to property passing under this Will or otherwise. The determination of my Personal Representative with respect to any elections or allocation, if made or taken in good faith, shall be binding upon all affected.
VI. CONTESTING BENEFICIARY
If any beneficiary under this Will, or any trust herein mentioned, contests or attacks this Will or any of its provisions, any share or interest in my estate given to that contesting beneficiary under this Will is revoked and shall be disposed of in the same manner provided herein as if that contesting beneficiary had predeceased me.
VII. GUARDIAN AD LITEM NOT REQUIRED
I direct that the representation by a guardian ad litem of the interests of persons unborn, unascertained or legally incompetent to act in proceedings for the allowance of accounts hereunder be dispensed with to the extent permitted by law.
VIII. GENDER
Whenever the context permits, the term “Personal Representative” shall include “Executor” and “Administrator,” the use of a particular gender shall include any other gender, and references to the singular or the plural shall be interchangeable. All references to the Internal Revenue Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor Code. All references to estate taxes shall include inheritance and other death taxes.
IX. ASSIGNMENT
The interest of any beneficiary in this Will, shall not be alienable, assignable, attachable, transferable nor paid by way of anticipation, nor in compliance with any order, assignment or covenant and shall not be applied to, or held liable for, any of their debts or obligations either in law or equity and shall not in any event pass to his, her, or their assignee under any instrument or under any insolvency or bankruptcy law, and shall not be subject to the interference or control of creditors, spouses or others.
X. GOVERNING LAW
This document shall be governed by the laws of the State of _____Australia and Europe________________.
XI. BINDING ARRANGEMENT
Any decision by my Personal Representative with respect to any discretionary power hereunder shall be final and binding on all persons interested. Unless due to my Executor’s own willful default or gross negligence, no Executor shall be liable for said Executor’s acts or omissions or those of any co Executor or prior Executor.
I, the undersigned ___Anne Lucy Gelicrisio__________, do hereby declare that I sign and execute this instrument as my last Will, that I sign it willingly in the presence of each of the undersigned witnesses, and that I execute it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes herein expressed, on this _30th___ day of _____January______, 2022___.
_____A. Gelicrisio________ ___________Anne Lucy Gelicrisio___________
Testator Signature Testator (Printed Name)
The foregoing instrument, was on this _Sunday_ day of ___30th __, 2022___, subscribed on each page and at the end thereof by __Anne Lucy Gelicrisio________, the above-named Testator, and by Anne Lucy Gelicrisio, signed, sealed, published and declared to be Anne Lucy Gelicrisio's LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, in the presence of us and each of us, who thereupon, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed my name name as attesting witnesses thereto.
______Olivier Ganem____________ 229 Rue Saint Honore 75001 PARIS.
Witness Signature Address
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