If you are planning to contest a will in Sydney, an inheritance dispute lawyer can help you secure your inheritance. This can be done in several ways, depending on the reasons behind the dispute. Inheritance dispute lawyers specialise in proving the legitimacy or illegitimacy of a will. Once this is done, the process of securing your inheritance becomes a lot easier. In this article, The Will Challenge Lawyers discusses how estate and inheritance dispute lawyers can help you secure your inheritance. If you need to dispute a will in Sydney, our team can help.

Proving the Legitimacy of the Will

Proving the legitimacy of a will can be an extended and drawn-out process, as there are many factors that have to be proven to do this. If you need to prove or contest a will in Sydney, The Will Challenge Lawyers are your local experts.

Proving the legitimacy of a will must cover multiple aspects of the dispute including:

  1. The Will Was Not Forged: This is one of the more simple aspects of proving the legitimacy of a will and refers to proving that the will was written and signed off by the deceased individual, or someone that had power of attorney at the time.
  2. The Will Was Made Under No Undue Influence: The will-maker must have written the will with no external party influencing their decision on the contents of the will.
  3. The Will Was Made Under No Delusion: This relates to proving that the will was written by the will-maker when they were in a clear state of mind. For example, they were not being led to believe that something was true when it was false or led astray by an external party in some manner.
  4. It Was Written With Testamentary Capacity: This proves that the will-maker was in a sound state of mind when the will was written.

Dispute a Will in Sydney

If all of the above points can be proven to be legitimate, the executor of the will must carry out what is written within it, which will result in you securing your inheritance. If you wish to dispute a will in Sydney, The Will Challenge Lawyers can assist.

Find out more about how to contest a will in Sydney by reaching out to us today.

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