De Maria & Associates
Probate Lawyers Watsons Creek
De Maria & Associates offer Probate and Deceased Estate services in the Northern Suburbs including Doreen, Mill Park, Whittlesea, Bundoora, Diamond Creek, Wollert, Hurstbridge, South Morang and Epping.
Our team can assist Executors or Administrators in an Application in the Supreme Court of Victoria for a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration and distribution of the Estate to the beneficiaries in accordance with the deceaseds’ Will.
“Probate” is a document that the Supreme Court of Victoria provides to validate a Will before an Executor can begin the process of calling in the assets of the deceased.
In the absence of a Will, the “Letters of Administration” process is instigated. Here, the next of kin is appointed to administer the estate, collecting and allocating the estate’s assets as per the law.
At De Maria & Associates, we’re equipped to deliver professional advice and assistance in a process that might be complex and demanding, varying with the characteristics and extent of the deceased’s estate.
We offer the following expertise:
- Mediation
- Lodging Caveats
- Removal of Executors
- Family Provision Claims
- Deceased Estate Litigation
- Challenging or Defending a Will
- Unequal division of assets between beneficiaries
- Part IV Claims of the Administration & Probate Act (1958)
- Issuing a Testators Family Maintenance Claim
Estate Disputes Near Watsons Creek
The passing of someone near to you can be a trying time. Inheritance disagreements can amplify the difficulty of the situation.
There are many reasons why estates are disputed after a loved one has passed. Some reasons are the validity of a Will, being left out of a Will, challenging a Will, the mental capacity of the Will maker at the time the Will was signed or the Will was not executed properly at the time.
If you have been overlooked in a Will or feel that your share of the estate is unfair, our firm is prepared to assist you in challenging or contesting the Will to gain a just settlement (certain restrictions may apply).
We offer the following expertise:
- Intestacy
- Life Interest
- Grant of Probate
- Letters Of Administration
- Estate Administration
- Survivorship Application
- Lodging and/or removal of Caveats