Jim Parke, Lawyer and Chartered Accountant

• A leading Victorian wills and estates practitioner.
• Lawyer.
• Accredited Specialist (Commercial Law).
• Chartered Accountant.

Jim Parke reviews the substantive legal content published on this website, covering probate, letters of administration and the administration of deceased estates in Victoria.

Deceased estates seldom remain within a single area of law. An estate may hold real property, a business, a commercial lease, a partnership interest, loan accounts, or assets held through a company or trust, and the taxation position of both the deceased person and the estate must be addressed. The combination of legal and accounting expertise allows those questions to be considered together: what the asset is, who controls it, what it owes, and what must occur before it can be dealt with.

Mr Parke reviews the substantive guides published here. Each reviewed guide records the date it was published and the date it was last reviewed, so its currency is apparent. The editorial standards explain how the content is prepared, sourced and updated.

Phone 134 134 or email enquiries@probatelawyer.net.au.