Can I Contest My Parent's Will?

In Australia, contesting a will usually falls into two categories:
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1. Family provision claims – If you weren’t adequately provided for.
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2. Challenging validity – If the will was made under undue influence or without proper mental capacity.

​Key Considerations:

• Are you eligible? Children, spouses (including de facto partners), and sometimes grandchildren or dependents can make a claim.
  
  
• Have you been provided for? Courts consider factors like financial need, age, health, and relationships.
  
  
• Disentitling conduct – The court may deny or reduce a claim if the applicant has acted in a way that justifies disqualification, such as serious estrangement, abuse, or failing to support the deceased.
  
  
• Time limits apply – In Queensland, notice must be given within six months of death, and applications lodged within nine months.

 
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