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What happens if I die without a Will?

What happens if I die without a Will?
Having a valid Will enables you to decide who receives your estate after you die. If you die without a valid Will, the law decides who gets your assets. This is referred to as the laws of intestacy.
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What happens if the original Will is missing or lost?

What happens if the original Will is missing or lost?
In this article, we look at your options if you’re the executor of an estate and the original Will is missing or lost.
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Who is entitled to see your Will?

Who can see a person’s Will in Victoria?
In this article, we look at who is entitled to see a Will of a deceased person, how they access that Will and their legal recourse if access to the Will is being obstructed.
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Responsibilities, obligations and rights of an executor

The role of executor of a Will
We explain the role of your executor after your death, including their responsibilities and obligations and what you should consider when appointing an executor.
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What is an informal Will?

What is an informal Will?
An Informal Will is a document that doesn’t strictly satisfy the legal requirements for a valid Will under the Wills Act (Victoria). Invalid Wills can present problems at probate but in some circumstances, they can still be admitted to probate by the Supreme Court.
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What options are there to resolve disputes between executors to a deceased estate?

What happens when executors do not agree?
We look at disputes between executors in a Will and how those disputes can be dealt with to enable the application for a Grant of Probate and the administration of the estate to move forward and be finalised.
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What is a Grant of Representation and do I need one as Executor to a deceased estate?

Grant of Representation when dealing with a deceased estate
A Grant of Representation is issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria and enables an executor to distribute the deceased estate assets.
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What happens to digital assets after I die?

What happens with your digital assets after death?
Digital assets, broadly defined as anything that is stored digitally, need to be considered in the event of a person's death. How do we go about that?
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Who can contest a Will?

How to contest a Will
Anyone who has a Will, or is considering writing a Will, needs to be aware of the potential that their Will can be contested (or challenged) after they die.
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