Devenish Lawyers aims to provide advice and personalised high quality legal services to our clients quickly, efficiently and at a reasonable charge. We pride ourselves on establishing and promoting regular solicitor/client contact to ensure that our solicitors understand each client's particulars needs.
Our solicitors understand and recognise that being involved in a legal dispute can be a distressing time and we are dedicated to making the process as simple as possible. Our solicitors and staff have the expertise, dedication and the interest to meet the needs of the community. No issue is too large or too small and all our clients are treated with equal importance and care, no matter what issues are involved.
Our solicitors understand and recognise that being involved in a legal dispute can be a distressing time and we are dedicated to making the process as simple as possible. Our solicitors and staff have the expertise, dedication and the interest to meet the needs of the community. No issue is too large or too small and all our clients are treated with equal importance and care, no matter what issues are involved.
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Devenish Lawyers is an amalgamation of five legal firms being Lynch & MacDonald, Flood & Permezel, E L Moran & Co, D R James and B L Devenish. For over 145 years, Devenish Lawyers and its associated firms have built our law firm around the values of honesty, trust and integrity.
Our considerate approach is valued by our clients particularly when dealing with emotionally sensitive issues such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estates, Challenging Wills, Conveyancing and Family Law.Lynch & MacDonald was established in Melbourne during 1864 and we have had a long presence in Melbourne.
Our considerate approach is valued by our clients particularly when dealing with emotionally sensitive issues such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estates, Challenging Wills, Conveyancing and Family Law.Lynch & MacDonald was established in Melbourne during 1864 and we have had a long presence in Melbourne.
It is never easy to lose a family member, friend or loved one. Sorrow and mourning are a natural part of the grieving process but the pain of the situation can be eased to a certain extent if an up to date Will is in place. A Will is a document in which a person (the testator) outlines the administration and distribution of their assets and property after their death.
This is a legal document that lets a person appoint someone else to make decisions for them. The powers 'endure' which means they continue unless revoked, until the death of the person who made the appointment, whether they are capable or incapable of making decisions about matters. Your financial matters which include paying expenses, undertaking a real estate transaction or carrying on a business;.
An Appointment of a Medical Decision Maker is made under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic.) You are also able to record your values and preferences for your medical treatment, which will help your medical treatment decision maker make the decision you would want. These values and preferences can be recorded in an Advance Care Directive.
In addition, the Administration and Probate Act 1958 allows for an 'eligible person' to make a claim against the deceased's estate. An 'eligible person' is limited to a spouse, child, stepchild, former spouse (if former spouse is entitled to take proceedings against the deceased, or has commenced proceedings) or a child that believes he or she is a child of the deceased or was treated as a child.
