Advising a will dispute to be raised.
Alias for privacy
My Father died in February and has a modest estate and reasonably comprehensive and valid will. Probate was granted promptly and the affairs mostly straight forward.
A family member is threatening to dispute the will . They are a valid party under the family protection act. This scenario was envisioned by the deceased and I am otherwise confident that the issue will be reasonably shut down
My question is this - the extent of the notification has been a brief phone call notifying the executor of intent. There has been no further actions since. In the absense of a written notice of claim or formal application, is this sufficient to prevent initial/partial distribution after 6 months?
edit: The executor is a family law firm. Prior to the "dispute" there was an indication that a partial distribution would be made after 6 months with full and final after 12.