Wills & estates · St Kilda, VIC
Wills & estates lawyers in St Kilda: 28 on the Victorian register here. Every card says which of those it is, and links the source.
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Further down are 28 lawyers on the Victorian register here — we have not reviewed, ranked or contacted any of them, and no source we hold says where in the state they practise. We would rather draw that line than imply we know more than we do.
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These are register listings, not profiles and not rankings: every lawyer below holds a current Victorian practising certificate and has recorded wills and estates as an area of practice on the public register. We have not reviewed, ranked or contacted them. Within this group the order is alphabetical. It is not a ranking.
© Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner. Reproduced from the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner register of lawyers, retrieved 20 September 2026.
Wills, estates and succession law is state-administered — each state has its own succession legislation, family provision regime, and probate registry. Estate planning straddles legal and tax advice; contested estate matters are litigation with their own evidence and procedure. Early estate planning typically saves substantial dispute cost later.
Matter types we see most often in our intake from St Kilda and surrounding suburbs.
Single wills, mirror wills (couples), wills with testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, enduring guardianship, advance care directives. Tax-effective structures for high-net-worth estates often involve trust planning.
Application to Supreme Court for grant of probate (where there is a will) or letters of administration (where there isn’t). Filing fees scale with estate value. Administration includes notifying creditors, realising assets, paying debts, and distributing to beneficiaries.
Eligible persons may apply for further provision from a deceased estate where inadequately provided for. Time limits are strict and vary by state — 12 months in NSW from death (s58 Succession Act); 6 months from grant in VIC. Most claims settle at mediation.
Claims that a will is invalid — defective execution, lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence. Expert medical evidence usually required. High-cost litigation.
Disputes about asset valuation, distribution, executor conduct. Often resolved by mediation; court intervention available where executors are obstructing.
Family trusts, discretionary trusts, SMSF death benefit nominations. Interaction between estate and trust assets is a common area of dispute — trust assets are usually outside the estate but binding death benefit nominations control superannuation.
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