Welcome to Probate Lawyers Australia
Peter Fisher Lawyers
- Legal Firm
- Peter Fisher Lawyers
- Address
- 389 Brighton Road
Hove SA 5048 - Phone
- 08 8296 2690
- Fax
- 08 8296 2782
- helen@peterfisher.com.au
- Website
- www.peterfisherlawyers.com.au
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Wills & Estates:
Rather than struggle with these issues alone, seek our professional advice so that you can make informed decisions with your estate. Every financial and personal consideration is investigated and planned for and control of it remains with you.
Contested Wills & Inheritance Claims
Peter Fisher Lawyers are experienced in negotiating these types of claims and can help you achieve a result which satisfies both parties. We also specialise in resolving disputes surrounding the effect and validity of Wills so that the wishes of the Will maker are respected.
Why Grant of Probate | Letters of Administration?
When someone dies leaving a Will, its executor must get in the deceased's property, file tax returns, pay debts, and then distribute net assets to beneficiaries.
These dutiful tasks can only be accomplished after a Probate Court validates the Will by a Grant of Probate, permitting the executor to proceed with impunity.
When there is no Will, the Probate Court grants Letters of Administration, appointing an "administrator" to the Estate.
Administrators and executors are trustees with identical responsibilities, and are the personal legal representative of their deceased Estate. But because there's no will and therefore no beneficiaries, administrators are entrusted to distribute an Estate's net assets to stipulated persons in accordance with inheritance laws.
Each is answerable to the Probate Court, and both may be required to file verified accounts.
This website is dedicated to helping you find a Probate Lawyer located near you to assist executors and close relatives of deceased persons with these complex legal responsilbities.
Most of our Probate Lawyers offer free legal advice on first telephone contact.