If you are defending a will challenge, or will contest by someone else, you will almost certainly need a specialist will dispute barrister (in addition to a solicitor) at some stage, even if your case is settled out of court.
If you contest or challenge a will, you will probably need the assistance of a barrister (in addition to a solicitor), even if your case is eventually settled out of court.
A deceased person (testator) is entitled to leave his/her property (deceased estate) to whoever he/she wishes. However, the law in Australia provides a limited opportunity (depending upon their circumstances) for certain persons to apply to a Court for an order for provision from the deceased's estate (sometimes referred to as family provision claim).
A will must conform to certain requirements. It must be the deceased person's last will and not some other document made by the deceased. The deceased person must be of sound mind (have "testamentary capacity") when the will was made. There may be many reasons a document put forward as a will is not accepted as valid.
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