Cost-Effective Will Probate & Estates In Newcastle Area
Comprehensive & Cost-Effective
Warland Solicitors can provide trusted, dependable, and overall cost-effective will probate and estate management in Newcastle, New South Wales. Based in Cardiff, we have worked with countless clients throughout Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, Port Stephens, Hunter Valley and the whole regional Australia.
With more than 75 years’ combined experience in the legal profession, we pride ourselves on being able to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, ensuring each and every client receives the best possible attention. At Warland Solicitors, our trusted team can assist you with:
Drafting & updating wills.
Applying for Probate.
Assistance with claims against wills & estates
Deceased estate claims / defending deceased estates
Estate planning administration
Letters of Administration (in the event that a will is deemed invalid)
Supreme Court estate litigation
Assistance with the Succession Act 2006 & the Family Provision claims
For further information on how we can best assist you with your wills or estates,
speak with us today to book in your initial consultation. We’re here to help.
Wills & Letters of Administration
Wills
It is important to keep your will up to date as it makes distributing your estate far easier for your beneficiaries in what is already a difficult time. There are many types of wills you can have drafted. Apart from very simple wills, there are wills with trusts or rights of residence, just to mention a few. There are also traps to be avoided in making a will, so it is important to get good advice. At Warland Solicitors, we ensure to listen to your requirements, guiding you through the process of drafting a will.
Letters of Administration
In the event that a valid will has not been left, the trusted team at Warland Solicitors can also assist you with applying for Letters of Administration to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. In these circumstances such as these, there is legislation that details how an estate may be distributed and by whom. An Application is required to be made to the Supreme Court for an Administrator to be appointed.
Speak with one of our team members today to book in an initial consultation. We are here to help.
Succession & Probate
If you believe that you should have been included as a beneficiary in a Will but have not been provided for, you may be able to make a claim against the estate under the Succession Act 2006. There are classes of person who can apply, and you need to establish reasons as to why you should be considered a beneficiary of the deceased estate. At Warland Solicitors, we can help guide through the process, organising any paperwork involved.
Warland Solicitors can help you apply to the Supreme Court of NSW for Probate in instances where there is a valid will and you have been nominated as Executor of that will. The Supreme Court can then grant probate which authorises you to distribute the deceased estate in accordance with the provisions of the will.
We bring more than 75 years’ combined experience, providing all our clients with an immense wealth of knowledge, enabling them to confidently deal with the difficult process of will, probate, and estate administration in Newcastle and surrounding areas.
For further assistance,
speak with one of our team members today.
Newcastle's Will and Estate Solicitors
At Warland Solicitors, we offer a range of Power of Attorney, Enduring Guardianships and Will and estate legal services to our clients in the Newcastle and Cardiff area. We offer very competitive package deals to our clients.
Our legal experts can help you with all aspects of Wills and Estate Law, including applying for Probate, Estate planning & Administration, as well as drafting and updating Wills to deal with your Estate after you pass, and Power of Attorneys and Enduring Guardianships with Care Directions for while you are alive, in case of mental incapacity.
We specialise in helping clients contest estates and property in Wills, and we are aware of the complex and sensitive nature of these cases.
Contesting Wills in New South Wales
In New South Wales, the law protects people who have not been adequately provided for when the deceased had a moral responsibility to do so.
If you need to contest a Will in New South Wales, there are a number of reasons that you can legally challenge a Will and our expert team will look into your case.
We can also help our clients make family provision claims against an estate if you feel that you have not been adequately provided for in the Will.
Often cases are settled outside of court with an agreement in the form of a Deed of Family arrangement which is agreed between the parties, however we can also handle cases where there is a need to contest a Will in court.
If the challenge against a Will is successful, it will effectively be 'set aside' by the court, which means it has no legal value and will not be carried out. Testamentary or Discretionary Trust Wills are just one of these.
Protecting Your Will
If you are concerned about someone challenging your Will once you have passed away, there are several steps you can take to ensure your wishes are followed.
It is important to have written records and to make sure that your family knows what your wishes are, especially if there are other beneficiaries.
Our legal experts can help you to choose the right type of will for your needs.
Our Will writing team can make sure your Will is as well-defined, accurate and detailed as possible.
Conditions For Contesting A Will
There are several conditions that mean a legal challenge can be made against a Will in New South Wales.
Some of the common reasons for contesting Wills include cases where:
the Will is not legally binding; uncharacteristic or obtuse Will provisions or where the Will is grossly unfair. Also there are cases where the Will has been tampered with or been made invalid by some other means, or been drafted and executed correctly.
If you feel you have been treated unfairly by the deceased in their estate, we can assist you.
You don't need to be a spouse or child to challenge a Will, which is made clear in the Succession Act of 2006. But you DO have to be an Eligible person in order to make a claim.
Legal claims can be made by anyone who was dependent on the deceased, including parents, former spouses, de facto partners and people in close personal relationships.
If you want to contest a Will in New South Wales, you need to initiate court proceedings within a year of the date of death.
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