[Legal Info] Family Provision Claim: Can I contest if I feel I have been unfairly treated in a loved one’s Will?

In general, under Australian law, we are obliged to care for our dependants, even after our death. In practice, this means that people are to provide adequately for their needs in a Will. For this reason, anyone who feels he or she has not been adequately provided or who feels he or she has not been unfairly treated in a Will, can make a Family Provision Claim against the estate.

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The following information about contesting a will with a Family Provision Claim is brought to you by Ji Hoon Chang, a lawyer from David Chang Legal.

Family Provision Claim: Can I contest a loved one’s Will if I have not been adequately provided for? Can I contest if I feel I have been unfairly treated in a loved one’s Will?

Generally, in order to have the exacting nature of the criteria to be assessed, claims for Family Provision can be difficult and it will require the disclosure of a large amount of private information. For the reason, we would like to know more about the Family Provision Claims.

Ji Hoon Chang, a lawyer from David Chang Legal, gives you more detailed information about the issues through this episode.

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