Jennifer Maher

Jennifer’s experience includes:

• achieving a successful outcome in one of the most significant trust dispute cases of the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal in recent times: Owies v JJE Nominees Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 142;
• advising on a significant number of Estate and Will dispute matters, including family provision claims, disputes involving the validity of a Will, removal of executor applications,  Will construction applications and other estate disputes;
• taking carriage of proceedings in the equity jurisdiction (including cy-près applications, family business disputes, trust disputes including provision of information to beneficiaries and removal of trustees, promissory estopplel claims, applications for judicial advice (for Estates and trusts) and misappropriation claims);
• estate planning for families with complex requirements;
• assisting families with the estate administration process;
• appearing (and advising) in the Victorian and Civil Administrative Tribunal for guardianship and administration matters including disputes involving attorneys and their conduct or the validity of an enduring power of attorney; and
• being appointed as a litigation guardian (for the protection of minor’s interests), an administrator of a person’s estate as appointed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, an independent trustee of family trusts and a court appointed administrator of deceased estates.