Probate, Wills and Estates
OFX has a renowned specialist team ready to advise you on all matters relating to Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Administration of Estates and related litigation.
Our team has many years of experience advising clients on the administration of estates including estates where multiple foreign grants are required and/or there are significant assets. We also have extensive experience in advising clients on Enduring Powers of Attorney, Advance Healthcare Directives and Estate Planning.
Expertise
Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Estate and succession planning
- Creation of trusts
- Drafting and execution of wills
- Administration of multi-jurisdictional estates
- Complex and high value estates
- Disclaimers
- Deeds of family arrangement
- Intestate estates
- Drafting and registration of enduring Powers of Attorney
- Wards of court applications
- Section 117 claims by a child or children against the estate of a deceased parent (in conjunction with our litigation team)
- Claims by a spouse against an estate seeking a ‘legal right share’ or otherwise (in conjunction with our litigation team)
- Administration of insolvent estates
- Cases involving the disputed interpretation of a Will
- Bringing or defending actions against executors and/or trustees in relation to the administration of estates (in conjunction with our litigation team)
