More bereaved people than ever are contesting wills – but taking the dispute to court can end in financial catastrophe. Reasons include that families tend to be more complicated than they used to be, ...

Losing a loved one is one of the hardest experiences people have to face, and finding yourself in the difficult position of having to contest a will or becoming embroiled in a family dispute about the ...

As practitioners begin to return to a more normal way of working, there is a growing sense that there will be an increase in contentious probate claims for wills that were executed during the lockdown ...

Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn ...

Legal experts have reported a huge rise in inheritance disputes which they believe has been triggered by factors including the cost of living crisis. Data shows a 34 per cent increase over five years ...

THE State Opposition will block controversial law reforms if plans to stop adult children from being able to contest wills are not scrapped. Under proposed changes to succession laws, parents, carers ...

One lawsuit between two bickering brothers noted that one threw a snooker ball at the other when they were aged three- and seven-years-old. More bereaved people than ever are contesting wills - but ...