Wills & Estates
Insights in Melbourne

If you live in Melbourne and own property, bank accounts or company interests in China, your Victorian will has to work alongside Chinese succession rules. This guide explains Victorian will formalities, how a later will can override an earlier Chinese will, and what your executor will need to deal with assets in China.

Being left out of a Victorian will does not automatically entitle you to a share of the estate. First distinguish a challenge to the will's validity from a family provision claim for further support. They involve different issues and procedures.