You might be questioning whether you need a lawyer to make a will. While it is possible to make a will without a lawyer, making a will can be complicated, depending on your…

To make a will in Australia you must first have capacity. Generally, persons of sound mind over the age of 18 years have capacity to make a will. If you are under…

If you are wondering how to make a will legal, you should pay careful attention to who witnesses your will. There are a couple of conditions to observe when choosing your witnesses:…

Contesting a will is a hard but sometimes necessary process, and it can be difficult to navigate the rules and regulations that surround it. In our experience as will dispute lawyers, we…

When someone dies with a valid will in place, it’s possible to dispute your share based on greater need. This is based on the idea that a deceased estate needs to adequately provide for…

There can be many parts that can be confusing in estate administration, which is the last thing, you and your family needs when a loved one dies. We are here to make…

A person is entitled to distribute their assets by way of a will, generally as they please. The courts however, have the power to vary gifts in a will, provide benefits for…

Capacity refers to the legal status of the a person's function to understand the implications of what they are doing. As some people get older they may lose the capacity to legally…

Challenge to a benefit to a person whose influence on the will-maker directed the giving of a benefit to that person Wills can be challenged if they are made under the influence…

Jim Jones made application to the Supreme Court for the alteration of his wife’s will to prevent their daughter-in-law gaining an interest in her $4.5 million property in Smith Street Mackay in…