Estate Lawyers
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Estate Claim Defended

The brother of a deceased woman claimed that she was no longer in a defacto relationship prior to her death, and that her superannuation death benefit should be paid to him. After collating evidence of Perth man’s de-facto relationship, we successfully convinced the superannuation trustee to pay the full death benefit to Perth man.

Problematic Will Updated

Perth man asked us to review a will which was prepared for her. We advised her about the issues with her will, and discovered that the terms did not reflect her wishes. We prepared a new will which protected her interests..

Estate Claim Defended

A woman made a claim in the Supreme Court of WA that she was in a defacto relationship with Perth man’s husband prior to his death and that she was entitled to inherit from his $700,000 estate. The woman received nothing from the estate and withdrew her claim after we attended a mediation.