Lawyers representing migrant women who have been left out of their husband's will, say some of their clients have been kicked out of their house by other family members.
In this case, Ms Newnham said the woman, who was on a five-year temporary visa, was using her late husband's car when she received a fine and had to provide a death certificate to prove her circumstances.
"Because a spouse visa is very expensive and they are always going to be vulnerable as women who come to Australia and have limited English, often there is an age gap between them and their partner," she said. "It comes as a huge surprise to them [wives] when often it's the child from the previous marriage who has been appointed the executor, turns around and says 'I'm just letting you know in three months time we plan to sell dad's house and you'll need to move out'," Mr Meiliunas said.
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