Wills Disputes

Challenging and defending wills

The Moores Legal Estate Litigation group is a team of expert lawyers who are experienced in dealing with all types of estate disputes.

If you need advice in relation to:

• Challenging a will ; or
• Defending a will against a challenge

 Contact us on (03) 9843 2163.

We offer a free, no obligation first meeting to provide initial advice in relation to your rights and obligations.

You should contact us if:

• You have not received what you expected to receive from a will, or from an estate where there is no will;
• You are concerned that the willmaker did not have the mental capacity to prepare a will;
• You believe that the will may have been the result of undue influence or duress exerted over the willmaker;
• You believe that the will was not really made by the willmaker;
• You are an executor or a beneficiary of a will that is being challenged and want some advice;
• You know of someone who has died and are concerned that something is simply "not right";
• You have spoken to another lawyer but just want another opinion.

Who can challenge a will?

In Victoria, the category of people who can challenge the distribution contained in a will is broad.

It can include:

• A surviving husband or wife;
• A surviving domestic partner or same sex partner;
• Children of the deceased (and in some cases, step-children and grandchildren);
• Other people who were dependent on the deceased;
• Those who the deceased was dependent upon.

What do I do now?

Are these issues familiar to you?  Would you like your position clarified? 

Contact us on (03) 9843 2163 or send an email to estate-disputes@mooreslegal.com.au to make an appointment to discuss your rights.