{"id":911,"date":"2017-02-12T16:03:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T08:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/?page_id=911"},"modified":"2017-07-21T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T09:16:50","slug":"wills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.claytonutzlaw.com\/legal-services\/wills\/","title":{"rendered":"Wills &#038; Will Disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A legal Will provides peace of mind that your loved ones and assets will be\u00a0protected.<\/h3>\n<h2>Wills<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/making-a-will\/\">Making a Will<\/a> is one of the best methods of ensuring that your property and assets are distributed as per your wishes upon your death. \u00a0It can save your loved ones a lot of stress and money during what will undoubtedly be a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>On the face of it a Will looks deceptively simple, yet there are many traps a person can fall into and it is difficult to be objective when preparing your own Will. \u00a0There are many reasons why and why we recommend you engage an experienced lawyer to <a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/making-a-will\/\">prepare your Will<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Kenneth Epps as Executor of the Estate of John Homer (deceased) -v- Homer &amp; Ors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austlii.edu.au\/au\/cases\/wa\/WASC\/2006\/290.html\">[2006] WASC 290<\/a> Master Sanderson of the WA Supreme Court said at [1]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cThe making of home-made wills can lead to problems. That statement is not a paid advertisement for the legal profession. It is a statement of fact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this case, the children of the deceased\u2019s wife were in effect disinherited because of a homemade will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLAYTON UTZ LAWYERS<\/strong> Wills &amp; Estate Planning services is professional and respectful. \u00a0We work with you and provide practical and ethical legal advice. We are always be upfront about the legal options available to you.<\/p>\n<p>Further\u00a0information &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/making-a-will\/\">Making a Will<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Will Disputes<\/h2>\n<p>If you believe you have been left out of an inheritance or that you did not receive a proper part of the estate, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/will-a-challenge-lawyers-dispute-contest-contesting-disputing-disputes\/\">contest a will<\/a> or make an <a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/will-a-challenge-lawyers-dispute-contest-contesting-disputing-disputes\/\">inheritance claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Western Australia you only have six months from the date Probate was granted to make a claim, or such further time as the Supreme Court might allow. \u00a0There is no guarantee that time will be extended.<\/p>\n<p>A Will can generally be challenged for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Will was not properly executed, or there was evidence of tampering<\/li>\n<li>the testor was improperly influenced or tricked into creating the will by another person<\/li>\n<li>the testor did not know and understand the contents of the Will, either because they lacked sufficient mental capacity, or did not understand English<\/li>\n<li>the Will is so unclear or ambiguous that a court is unable to understand it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These challenges, if successful, set aside the whole Will.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of challenging the whole Will, certain family members \u2013 usually a child, spouse (or de facto partner) and in certain circumstances others \u2013 can make an Inheritance Claim. \u00a0That is they can ask the court to vary the terms of the Will to make provision (or better provision) for them.<\/p>\n<p>Further\u00a0information &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/rudde.wpengine.com\/legal-services\/wills\/will-a-challenge-lawyers-dispute-contest-contesting-disputing-disputes\/\">Contesting a Will<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A legal Will provides peace of mind that your loved ones and assets will be\u00a0protected. 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