# Pentana Stanton Lawyers — Family Provision Claims in Victoria

## What This Page Covers
This page explains family provision claims under Victorian law, including who is eligible to claim, the six-month time limit, what courts consider, and how to get legal advice from Pentana Stanton's Melbourne and Dandenong offices.

## Key Facts
- **Governing law**: Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)
- **Time limit**: Six months from grant of probate or letters of administration
- **Eligible claimants**: Spouses, domestic partners, children, stepchildren (in some cases), former spouses, dependent household members
- **Court**: Supreme Court of Victoria
- **Firm**: Pentana Stanton Lawyers — offices at Levels 3 & 5, 552 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 and Suite 9, 50-54 Robinson Street, Dandenong VIC 3175
- **Phone**: (03) 900 22 800
- **Email**: reception@pstanton.com.au

## When to Get Advice
Early legal advice is critical. Delay can prejudice your claim or cause you to miss the filing deadline entirely.

## Related Pages
- Family provision eligibility: https://pentanastanton.com.au/family-provision-eligibility-victoria/
- De facto and stepchild claims: https://pentanastanton.com.au/family-provision-claim-de-facto-stepchild-victoria/
- Defending a family provision claim: https://pentanastanton.com.au/defending-a-family-provision-claim-in-victoria/
- Executor duties: https://pentanastanton.com.au/executor-duties-victoria-liability-risk/