Melinda Van Rooyen
Legal Practitioner
Melinda Van Rooyen is a lawyer in our Wills & Estates team.
Professional Background
Melinda has experience in dealing with clients for Estate Planning, and Probate & Administration Matters.
She is committed to building strong relationships with her clients, by providing effective legal advice and practical solutions to them that gives them a better understanding of their legal matters.
Melinda can provide advice and assist on a range of matters including:
- Wills
- Testamentary Trust Wills
- Powers of Attorney
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Letters of Administration
- Administration of Deceased Estates
Areas of Expertise
- Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Estate Litigation
Languages
Melinda speaks Sinhalese and is able to provide assistance to Sri Lankan clients who are faced with English language barriers.
Professional Qualifications & Memberships
- Bachelor of Laws (La Trobe University)
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (University of London)
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (College of Law)
- Member - Law Institute of Victoria
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Challenges against a Will: What amounts to "disentitling conduct"?
Wills & Estates Lawyer Melinda Van Rooyen looks at a recent case of ‘disentitling conduct’ where a beneficiary challenged the asset distribution in a Will.
What is a Part IV Claim?
When an individual’s expectations in a Will are not met, this can lead to conflict with the Executors and other family members, as Wills & Estates Lawyer Melinda Van Rooyen explains.
International Wills
With an increasing number of Australians born overseas, there is a growing need for Wills that protect not only a person's Australian assets, but also those assets owned overseas, as Wills & Estates Lawyer Melinda Van Rooyen explains.
