Estate Litigation Legal Representation
We provide a range of Estate litigation and dispute resolution services including:
- Family provision claims (where a Will is challenged by an eligible person who has not been adequately provided for);
- Claims to contest the validity of a Will (where it is argued that a Will is invalid because the deceased person did not have capacity at the time the Will was signed or was the subject of undue influence);
- Informal Will applications (where a Will has not been executed in accordance with the formal requirements of the law);
providing advice where original Wills have been lost; - Statutory Will applications (where a Will is made by the Court in circumstances where the person is a minor or does not have the capacity to make a Will themselves);
- Providing advice on the construction of the terms of a Will;
- Estate dispute resolution;
- Disputes involving superannuation and life insurance proceeds;
- Disputes involving enduring powers of attorney, guardianship and financial administrators; and
- Disputes involving non-Estate structures such as trusts and companies.