Contested Estates

e can assist you with contested estate litigation including:

Where the will-maker had a lack of mental capacity or testamentary capacity at the time the will was made
Where suspicious circumstances were surrounding the making of the last will was made or someone forced the will-maker to make the last will
Where there is an informal will or will that does not comply with the formal requirements of will signing
Where the deceased left an unsigned will or document setting out the deceased’s wishes
Where the will does not make sense, is unclear, meaningless, or ambiguous
Where the will was not what the will-maker instructed the lawyer to prepare and needs to be rectified
Where the will leaves assets that the will-maker did not own
Where the original will is lost, torn, written on, or destroyed
Defence of family provision claims where someone seeks provision or further provision from the estate
Claims for further provision from the estate under family provision legislation

Wills & Estates

We have expertise in will drafting, including simple wills and wills with testamentary trusts and wills dealing with complex financial structures.

We provide legal advice concerning estates and trusts of varying complexities and sizes.

We can assist you with a range of contested estate litigation.