Wills Probate 

A will is a legal document that sets out how you want your assets to be distributed upon your death. It gives you the opportunity to provide for your family and friends after you die. Assets include:

• House 
• Clothes and jewellery 
• Land 
• Car 
• Shares 
• Insurance policies 
• Superannuation entitlement 
• Money 
• Any other goods you own at the time of your death.

Schetzer Constantinou can:

• Ensure compliance with legal requirements so your will is properly drawn up, correctly signed and witnessed. 
• Ensure beneficiaries are provided for, for example through the creation of a trust. 
• Ensure your wishes are clearly expressed in the will and the will suits your situation and circumstances. 
• Advise on whether a current or old will should be changed to reflect new circumstances. 
• Advise on what circumstances your will could be contested and how you can prevent or reduce the chances of this occurring. 
• Advise on whether you can make a claim from an estate and the likelihood of success. 
• Pursue a claim on your behalf. 
• Advise on the role of an administrator. 
• Represent your interests in relation to any court matter. 
• Advise executors on their obligations under a will and pursuant to the law. 
• Advise on what happens where there is no executor. 
• Provide advice where there appears to be an ambiguity in a will.