Wills and the Administration of Estates

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Collaborate and critically review the cultural values expressed in the law of succession in the context of multicultural Australia;
2. Implement the legal requirements involved in making a valid will exemplifying professional judgment;
3. Theorise the principles that are relevant to interpretation of a valid will to a range of professional and non-professional audiences;
4. Canvass the process of administrating an estate where there is no valid will in wide ranging circumstances; and
5. Postulate the proper role of the law when challenging dispositions made by a testator/testatorix.