Zenith Lawyers & Consultants offers one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to obtain a will in Victoria. We 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; and
• Assistance with the Family Provision Act 1982

If you think you have been unfairly treated in the provisions of a will you should arrange a consultation for us to explain avenues that may available to you, don't delay though, timeframes may affect your entitlements.

We always recommend keeping your will up to date as it takes into account your wishes and avoids distribution of your assets to people you may not wish to cater for.

Summer 2012- SPECIAL OFFER

Single will, medical and financial power of attorney- $275*

Married or de facto couple simple will,2 medical & 2 financial powers of attorney- $450*

Email us now for an instruction sheet, we will prepare your will and then arrange for an appointment to go over it and have you sign it.  If you can't attend our offices we can prepare the will and send it out to you with full instructions on how to properly execute the documents
*terms and conditions, standard wills only, no trusts.  Couples must have wills prepared and executed at the same time.



Additional areas we can assist you in:

Letters of Administration
In the some-what complicated event that a valid will has not been left, Zenith Lawyers & Consultants can assist you with applying for Letters of Administration to the Supreme Court of VIC. In these circumstances, there is legislation that details how an estate may be distributed and by whom. The Supreme Court can appoint an Administrator to distribute the estate under the Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898.

The Family Provision Act 1982
If you expected to be a beneficiary of a will but have not been provided for, you can make a claim against the distribution of any estate under the Family Provision Act 1982, provided you can clearly set out reasons as to why you should be considered a beneficiary of the deceased estate.

Probate
Zenith Lawyers & Consultants can help you apply to the Supreme Court of VIC 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.

Arrange a consultation with an experienced solicitor.

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