The reason so many adult children are challenging wills

Soaring property prices have increased the size of the prize in inheritance disputes. And the bigger the estate, the better your chances.

Lucy Dean and Joanna Mather

Feb 7, 2025 – 5.24pm

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Before her death in 2023, Anna Stamoutsos wrote a will bequeathing her $1 million estate to daughter Labrini, wholly excluding a second daughter, Aristea.

Surely, the existence of a valid will containing Anna’s express instructions should be enough to guarantee faithful execution of her last wishes? Not so.

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Lucy DeanWealth reporterLucy Dean writes about wealth management, personal finance, lifestyle and leisure, based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney newsroom.

Joanna MatherWealth editorJoanna Mather joined the AFR as an education reporter in 2008. She spent four years in the Canberra press gallery before becoming superannuation reporter in 2016, deputy news director in 2021 and wealth editor in 2023.