What we do
Estate Planning
- Wills
- Testamentary Discretionary Trusts
- Letters of Wishes
- Enduring Powers of Attorney (for individuals and businesses)
- Advance Health Directives
- Superannuation Death Benefit Nominations (for retail funds and self-managed super funds)
Estate Administration
- Assisting Executors in understanding their duties of administering an estate (with the solicitor playing a background role only)
- Administer estates on behalf of the executors (should the executor/s wish to appoint the firm to manage the process)
Elder Law
- Decision-making and capacity
- Health, aged-care and living arrangements advice
- Financial protection and elder abuse prevention
Wills and Estate Lawyer
About Legacy Estate and Elder Law
At Legacy Estate and Elder Law, we will compassionately handle your legal matters whether that be estate planning, estate administration or elder law. We understand these matters can be overwhelming and difficult to deal with.
The team at Legacy Estate and Elder Law will manage your legal matters with care and transparency from start to finish.
Most people do not look forward to preparing a Will or estate planning documents, because they wish to avoid discussing their demise. But at Legacy Estate and Elder Law, we strive to make you feel comfortable during these discussions, offering you straight forward legal advice so you understand your options and upon completion of preparing your estate planning documents, you will understand exactly what you have in place with no legal jargon complicating matters.
Perhaps it is the administering of an estate that you need assistance with or simply guidance around the steps you must take as an executor of an estate. Dealing with the administration of an estate can be very time consuming and overwhelming for the person/s responsible. From understanding the Will, applying for probate or letters of administration, gathering and managing the deceased's assets and paying debts to distributing the estate, Legacy Estate and Elder Law can guide you through what you need to do or you may wish for us to handle things in their entirety. We understand that as the executor, you are likely to be a grieving partner or loved one and simply not wish to deal with such legal matters during your grief. Let us help you during this time.
We also are able to give you elder law advice in relation to your options when it comes to your living arrangements and financial protection. For example, you may be wanting to move into a retirement village or be needing to move into an aged care facility. Others may wish to downsize and move into a granny flat or obtain a reverse mortgage to pay for those home repairs.
Unfortunately, there has been a need to incorporate legislation for elder abuse and if you wish to discuss a situation confidentially, we urge you to contact us so we can help you.