What is estate planning, and how can it help me protect my children’s inheritance?
Estate planning is a crucial process that ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes after your passing. For parents, protecting children’s inheritance is often a primary concern. In Australia, several tools and strategies can be employed to safeguard your children’s future. This article explores various estate planning mechanisms, including Binding Financial Agreements (BFAs), […]
Challenging a Will
How we can assist challenging a Will Legally, you can challenge the validity of a Will if: You can also seek the removal of an Executor or Trustee if you believe they have not executed their duties properly and seek financial compensation if you have suffered financial loss as a result of their wrongdoing. Assessing […]
Administering an estate
How we help As an Executor or Administrator, your major tasks include: You must act in the interests of the estate and the beneficiaries and avoid any conflict of interest or breach of fiduciary duty. Applying to become the Administrator If someone close to you has died without a Will (ie your parents or spouse), we will […]
Estate Planning
How we help Finalising your divorce is relatively straight forward process: Getting expert advice from an estate planning lawyer is particularly important if you: Download our Guide to Testamentary Trusts for more helpful information! 1. Meet with us We start this process by organising a meeting with Shane Williams, who leads our Wills and Estate Planning Team. […]
Powers of Attorney
How we help Our experienced Wills and Estate Planning lawyers will create legally-binding Powers of Attorney for you. This is a very straightforward process and we have helped hundreds of clients to set these up, typically at the same time as preparing your Will. There are two main types to create: Enduring Powers of Attorney This legal document […]
Preparing a Will
How we help Finalising your divorce is relatively straight forward process: Our experienced Melbourne Wills lawyers will guide you through the process of creating a legally-valid Will that reflects your wishes and what is best for your family. As part of this process, we also recommend you set up Powers of Attorney to appoint a trusted […]
Grant of Probate
Tonkin Partner Charlie Robinson discusses when a Grant of Probate is required, and how to obtain one in Victoria, as well as Part IV Claims.
Digital Estate Planning Victoria: Safeguarding Online Assets
Digital estate planning is about ensuring that your online assets are handled according to your wishes after you’re gone.
What happens if I die without a Will?
It’s not something many people like to think about, but dying without a valid Will can have a significant impact on those left behind.
Why do I need a Power of Attorney?
Power of Attorney is essential to organise when we are well enough to make this decision. Ruby Heath discusses why, and what happens if it’s left too late.
