Legal Resources and Insights

This article will outline some of the ways a 'Close Personal Relationship' has been interpreted.

Explore the types of challenges that can be brought against a will and why it is something you should not feel at all guilty about pursuing.

Where the applicant has been provided for, how does the court decide whether the provision made is ‘adequate’?

This article will outline some of the ways the court has interpreted what being ‘dependent’ means.

It's very common for people to feel awkward about asking the other members of their family if they were left anything in the deceased’s will

A person must have testamentary capacity in order to make a valid will, however, issues arise where a person has lost this capacity.

‘Should I lodge a probate caveat?’ What is a probate caveat and when is filing one necessary?

One of the more complex and unique concepts in NSW succession law is that of the notional estate.

In NSW, if certain conditions are met, you can bring a claim for ‘family provision’.

A common question with people writing their will is whether upon their death they are able to leave their interests to their children.

Although elder abuse can take many forms most relevant to the topic of wills and probate is financial elder abuse.

Where two or more people agree to (and do in fact) write a will, they have created what is known as a “mutual will”.