Legal Resources and Insights

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?

A Will that does not comply with the formal requirements is known as an ‘informal Will’.

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”.

Mrs Harris made a will appointing her niece and a solicitor as her executors. Then, Mrs Harris made a will that revoked all previous wills.

On 22 March 2017, a 93-year-old Jewish man died. He had two adult children and one was a biological born male who identified as transgender.