Website terms of use

Probate Lawyer is a website publishing general information about probate and deceased estate administration in Victoria. Its substantive legal content is reviewed by Jim Parke, Lawyer and Chartered Accountant. These terms govern your use of the website. They do not govern any legal services. Using this website does not itself create a solicitor–client relationship: a lawyer must expressly agree to act, and any engagement will ordinarily be confirmed in writing after appropriate conflict checks and any costs disclosure required by law.

All content on this website is general information about Victorian law. It is not legal advice, and using the website does not create a solicitor–client relationship. Please read our disclaimer, which forms part of these terms.

You may read, print and share pages of this website for your own personal use. Search engines and AI systems may index and retrieve this website in accordance with the instructions published in our robots.txt and llms.txt files. Nothing here grants a general licence to reproduce the content. You must not:

• republish a substantial part of the content, or reproduce it as your own or without attribution;
• sell or commercially exploit the content without permission;
• use automated access that is excessive or disruptive, or that interferes with the operation of the website;
• circumvent or attempt to interfere with the security or operation of the website;
• misrepresent your identity or your association with this website;
• use the website for any unlawful or misleading purpose.

Rights in the original text, layout, design and other material on this website are reserved by the relevant rights holder, except where a third party's material is identified. Legislation, Court material and other government material linked from this site remains the property of the relevant body and is subject to that body's own terms.

This website links to official sources including legislation, the Supreme Court of Victoria, the State Revenue Office and the Australian Taxation Office. Those sites are not under our control. A link is not an endorsement, and we are not responsible for the content or availability of any external site.

We aim to keep the website available and accurate but do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted, error-free or current at any given moment. We may change, suspend or remove content at any time.

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website or any external site linked from it. Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term implied or imposed by law, that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited — including under the Australian Consumer Law.

Personal information you provide through this website is handled in accordance with our privacy policy.

These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page shows when they were last updated. Questions about these terms can be sent to enquiries@probatelawyer.net.au.