All There Is to Know About Challenging a Will

Posted on: 17 June 2021
Will disputes can be frustrating. Besides the pain of losing a loved one, legal cases resulting from will disputes can make the entire experience quite overwhelming. Challenging a will is a claim to dispute or strike it out. It entails pleading a case to the courts that the will should not be considered the testator's (the one who made the will) last valid will. The process can be challenging, and in most cases, laws regarding will disputes will vary depending on where you are in the country.
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All You Need To Know About Due Diligence

Posted on: 31 March 2021
Buying your first home can be a challenging task. Other than choosing an appropriate home, you have to conduct some due diligence to ensure the house is safe to inhabit and that the purchase does not lead to legal and financial liabilities in the future. A conveyancer is a professional who conducts due diligence and deals with the legal aspects of purchasing a property. The excerpt below discusses what kind of due diligence your conveyancer should perform before you buy the property.
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A Guide to the Family Dispute Resolution Process

Posted on: 30 November 2020
Australian law has a mechanism which is designed to help people to resolve disputes which arise during legal action. These disputes may relate to who has custody of a child, the division of property during a divorce. Read on to find out more about the Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) process. When is an FDR required? If you and the other party involved are unable to reach an agreement informally, you will be required to engage in the Family Dispute Resolution process before you can make an application to a family court so a judge can decide on child custody or the division of assets or property.
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What You Should Know About Making Changes to Your Will

Posted on: 25 June 2020
Can you change your will after you have created and signed it? This is, without doubt, one of those questions that wills and estates lawyers get asked all too frequently. The short answer is, yes, you can change your will. The long answer, as will be highlighted in this article, will look at how to go about making these changes, taking note of the dos and don'ts. Here are the crucial pointers you should know.
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