Daniel Black

Senior Associate

Areas of Law Wills & Estates , Powers of Attorney , Probate and letters of administration , Will Disputes , Estate Planning
Qualifications Juris Doctor
Diploma of Financial Services
Bachelor of Commerce

Daniel Black is a senior associate in our Wills and & Estates team. Daniel has experience assisting clients with:

Drafting simple and complex Wills (including Testamentary Trusts, Superannuation Proceeds Trusts, Special Disability Trusts and Capital Reserved Trusts).
Drafting Enduring Powers of Attorney, Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker(s), and Binding Death Benefit Nominations and/or Agreements.
Complex estate and farm succession planning including the use of partnerships, companies, and trusts.
Applications for Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration, administration of deceased estates, and Deeds of Family Arrangement.
Probate caveats and estate litigation including Testator’s Family Maintenance claims (Part IV claims) and equitable claims.
Applications to VCAT for Guardianship and/or Administration orders, and reassessments of orders.

Recent Estate Litigation Experience

Semmler v Todd [2015] VSC 567; Semmler v Todd (No 2) [2015] VSC 609.
Re Kelsall [2016] VSC 724.
Re Dodson; Dodson v Dodson [2019] VSC 833.
Petrovska, Vesna v Morrison, John Alexander (who is sued in his capacity as executor and trustee of the estate of James Finlay Finnie, deceased) [2020] VSC 9

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