Amy Weaver
Lawyer
Wills and Estates
Amy is a Lawyer in our Wills and Estates team.
Prior to joining the firm, Amy worked for a boutique law firm and a medium size law firm focusing on estate planning and estate administration. Amy also gained hands-on experience in providing legal administrative support in a range of practice areas such as commercial, property, employment, family and superannuation law prior to her admission.
Recognising the handling of wills and estate matters can be emotionally taxing for clients, Amy takes the time to work closely with each client to better understand their unique circumstances and provide them with high quality legal solutions.
Amy was admitted to practice in 2021 after completing a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws at Victoria University on an Achievement Scholarship.
Legal area of expertise
- Preparation of Wills (Basic and Testamentary Trust)
- Preparing Powers of Attorney, Appointments of Medical Treatment Decision Maker and Binding Death Benefit Nominations
- Succession planning and advice for high net-worth clients and those with complex financial situations
- Advising clients with difficult family situations including blended families, disabled beneficiaries, estrangements and capacity issues
- Preparation of application for Probate and Letters of Administration, including complex applications such as proving informal wills and copy wills
- Reseals of foreign grants of representation
- Estate administration
- Family provision claims, both for plaintiffs and defendants
- Estate disputes
- Superannuation death benefit claims
Extra work / interests
Amy is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria.
0478 511 142
amy@danahermoulton.com.auQualifications
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Business
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
