An ‘eligible person’ definition is wide and includes: the surviving wife or husband; a former wife or husband of the deceased; Surviving de facto partner including […]

Time Limits Claims must be brought within 12 months of the date of death of the testator; or If later than 12 months, with the leave […]

A family provision claim can be brought by: An ‘eligible person’, and The person has been left out of a will, or The person did not […]

Family Provisions Claim are made under the Succession Act; Claims can be made for a share in the estate or a larger share from the estate […]