Contesting Will Archives

Can Step Children and Grand Children Contest a Will?

April 13, 2021

Can step children and grand children contest a Will? People are often concerned about family members making a claim against their estate if they do not leave something to them under their Will. In Queensland, the Succession Act 1981 allows eligible people to make a claim against the deceased’s estate …

Contesting a Will: Family Provision Claim

January 13, 2021December 22, 2020

The validity of a Will can be challenged for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons are:- A lack of testamentary capacity at the time of making the Will; and Undue influence where someone is pressured to make certain provisions in their Will. Testamentary capacity is generally having soundness …