Ines Kallweit
Principal & Notary Public

Ines Kallweit leads our Wills & Estates team.  She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates (with the Law Institute of Victoria), a nationally accredited mediator and a member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners, and is a notary public.

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Ines’ practice ranges from estate planning and the preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney, through to complex estate administration and estate litigation.  Her broad knowledge in this area and solutions-focused approach allows her to assist clients with the preparation of comprehensive estate plans and the administration of complex estates.  Her estate litigation work involves both defending estates and representing individuals in resolution of disputes involving Wills, property, estate and guardianship matters.

Ines’ expertise includes:

  • succession planning and asset structuring
  • advice in relation to and preparation of Powers of Attorney, Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Makers and Advanced Care Directives
  • applications for Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
  • guardianship & administration matters (including VCAT appearances)
  • Will and trust disputes
  • family provision claims (seeking further provision from deceased estates)
  • resealing international & interstate Grants of Probate
  • charitable gifts & cy-prés applications, and
  • complex estate administration (including as court appointed administrator).

Ines advises clients in all areas of estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation and has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria to provide notarial services in Victoria.

Ines accepts appointments as mediator in wills & estates matters.

Ines also has a keen interest in promoting legal education.  She holds a Master of Teaching and was formerly an adjunct lecturer at the College of Law.  She speaks for various professional development providers including the Law Institute of Victoria, Leo Cussen Institute and Television Education Network. Ines is a native German speaker.

Introducing Ines Kallweit


 

Recognition

Ines is widely regarded as one of the country’s foremost practitioners in this area of law.

Since 2019, she has been recognised in well-regarded legal directory, Doyles Guide, as a preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer in Australia (having previously been ranked as a leading lawyer in the same category in 2017 & 2018).  She has also received the following recognition in Doyles Guide:

  • Preeminent – Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers, Victoria, a ranking Ines has held since 2015.
  • Preeminent – Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers, Victoria, a ranking Ines has held since 2019 (having previously been ranked “Leading” in 2017 & 2018).
  • Leading – Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers, Australia 2018.

Ines is also recognised in The Best LawyersTM in Australia for Trusts & Estates Law (2024-2025).

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Hours to suit you

We appreciate that your time is valuable, and for this reason, we are happy to offer consultations by telephone, Skype, or email, to suit your needs.

You can also start the process of your Wills or Probate and Estate Administration consultation by engaging in our interactive forms online. Initially you will be asked a series of questions about your situation and asked to nominate matters you wish to specifically address. The second stage of our interactive form will ask you detailed questions regarding your current circumstances, or the circumstances of the estate. If you wish to progress and meet with one of our lawyers, those instructions will then be provided in summary to our lawyers, to ensure that your first meeting with them is meaningful.

You will not be charged for using our online form.

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