Experienced Lawyers in Melbourne & across regional Victoria for Updating Your Will

Life changes, so should your Will. Does your Will need updating? Stratus Legal Group provides a free Will review, fixed pricing and no hourly rates.

Updating Your Will

It’s risky to make adjustments to your existing Will without seeking legal advice. Some changes may render your Will invalid, preventing your wishes from being fulfilled.

The possibility of fraud is one of the main reasons why a Will should not be plainly amended, such as by hand. A tampered Will may give rise to a legal challenge if the modification results in someone receiving less or missing out entirely. These changes can be viewed with scepticism as the result of undue influence or as if they were made without the Will maker’s knowledge. When a Will is challenged, the legal costs eat away at the estate funds, resulting in a lower amount for the beneficiaries overall.

In most cases, we may advise that a new Will be written. This will show that the Will was written without undue influence or deception. We will document why changes have been made, in addition to preparing your new Will. This can help demonstrate the Will maker’s reasoning after he or she has passed away.

Important things to note

It is ideal to review your Will on a regular basis. Your life changes, and depending on the circumstances, these changes may necessitate a review. Here are a few examples:

• starting a new business
• separation or divorce
• forming a new relationship
• you enter or dispose of a trust
• changes to a major asset
• changes in the lives of your beneficiaries or executor

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    Things to Consider

    Having experience in all aspects of estate planning and wills, we are able to consider options that usually haven’t been thought of by our clients. This is where true experience makes a difference.

    Familys and relationships are complicated and sometimes it can be awkward to discuss your private life. We assure you there is no circumstances in your family that you should feel like you can’t discuss with us as the more information we have, the more we can ensure you receive the best legal advice.

    We aim to keep the fees for estate planning as affordable as possible and can offer payment plans where needed. All Estate matters require full payment to be held in our trust account before we commence any detailed work.

    We offer telephone, video and in person appointments to suit your needs. Our team will always do their best to promptly return calls, emails and letters.

    What Our Clients Say

    Read what some of our past clients have to say. The ethics and reputation of each one of our lawyers, precedes them individually and us as a firm.

    Just want to acknowledge the great support, professionalism and ongoing communication and advice that has been provided in a difficult time to resolve our dispute. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavours and

    John
    We really appreciated the support and advice when recently organising the long process of Probate plus new Wills and related documents. Amy and Alex were very professional and knowledgeable, their down to earth approach made

    Brenda
    I recently had the pleasure of having Alex O’Donohue work for me on contesting a will. Alex is an extremely professional, efficient, and friendly lawyer. He was fast with all correspondence, contacting me on the

    Ivy
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