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Get To Know A Few Information On Defending A Will Sydney

Author: James Frank
by James Frank
Posted: Dec 05, 2016

A ‘will’ is a real tough legal issue to handle; it is actually a written declaration of a particular person for the disposition of his/her property after his/her death. A will is made by the guidance and the supervision of a lawyer or solicitor. In Australia, the cases of will dispute and the cases of contested will have increased noticeably. So it is necessary for a solicitor or executor to be prepared always for any kind of potential challenges in his job. Defending a will Sydney can be complicated if the executor moves forward without any legal suggestion or expert representation. In that case, it can be time-consuming, expensive and draining.

Responsibility of an Executor

The duties and responsibilities of an executor to defend a will can be very challenging and it’s depending on the complexity of the particular estate.

Despite all the challenging cases, there are some common underlying duties of them which are applicable for all the cases.

List of common Duties

  • The foremost duty of an executor is of course collecting, protecting and gathering the real and the personal assets of the deceased person’s estate.
  • Notifying the matter of the will to the concerned parties even the beneficiaries.
  • Paying the entire discharging liabilities and the estate debts.
  • Another biggest responsibility of them is to make an inventory of assets with the concession of the estate to the higher legal establishment.
  • Properly preparing and then submitting the calculated total administration cost to the court.
  • If there any grant applicable for the will, then their job is to applying for that to the court.
  • Submitting the income tax return after finalizing the worth of the deceased estate.
  • They also take all the important steps to deal out the pursuant of the estate according to the will.

If you hire a good legal team to help you defend your will, then they should be able to reduce the early settlement fees. They can be reduced or even made half. It needs a good amount of knowledge, experience and common sense to settle a case. It is a time consuming process so do not be in a rush.

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