Wills, Trusts and Estates

Our team can assist you in a variety of matters, to ensure that your hard-earned assets are protected both in your lifetime and on your passing.

We can help with:

Trusts and Asset protection

  • Trust formation and management
  • Guidance on ongoing management and administration of trusts.
  • General advice for Trustees and Beneficiaries.

Wills & Estate Planning

  • Meeting with you to discuss your testamentary wishes and dispositions.
  • Drafting and executing your will.
  • Updating/reviewing existing wills.

Probate & Estate Administration

  • Obtaining Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration.
  • Assisting Executors/Administrators in transferring, closing and distributing estate assets.

Enduring Power of Attorneys

  • Preparing EPOA’s to appoint someone you trust to make decisions for you if/when you are unable.
  • Providing independent advice to Donors and/or Attorneys.

Estate Claims

  • Bringing or defending claims against estates under the Family Protection Act 1955 and/or the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949.
 

Protection of Personal Property Applications (PPPR)

  • Assisting with applications under the PPPR Act to appoint an individual(s) as welfare guardian(s) and/or property manager(s) for another – who has lost the capacity to make these decisions for themselves.

“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”

— john smith