Services
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.
Situation:
A middle aged woman sought advice in relation to her late father's estate. Her father had been a very difficult man during his lifetime and as a result, there ha...