Our Wills, Estate Planning & Deceased Estates Services
Wills and Estate Planning
Deceased Estates
Estate Disputes
As experienced wills and estate lawyers, we understand your need for transparency, and we will always be open with our processes and fees. With our proven track record of delivering results for individuals, you can trust you are in safe hands. Speak to our qualified wills and estates lawyers to find out how we can help you today.
Our team take the time to understand your circumstances and objectives and tailor a solution for you to achieve your outcomes in providing for your family and enabling smooth succession of your estate assets. It is important to properly consider and design strategies and structures to protect and plan the management of your assets, both during your life and after your death.
We know that, sometimes there can be disagreements in a family or some family members can feel that the distribution of an estate is unbalanced. We can assist to reduce the chance of those disputes at the outset by designing a thoughtful succession and estate management structure including a Will or testamentary trust, but if those types of disputes do occur, our estate litigation lawyers can guide you through the process and assist to achieve a sensible outcome with a minimum of fuss. Our focus is on providing practical and helpful guidance and reducing the impact and strain on you and your loved ones.
Our team can assist you with:
advice on business and family succession structures,
preparation of simple and complex Wills and testamentary trust arrangements,
succession and estate planning advice and structures,
management of family disputes and contested Wills,
Powers of Attorney and other structures to assist flexibility with your personal and business affairs,
estate administration, Probate and Letters of Administration, and
- restructuring
We understand your need for transparency, and we will always be open with our processes and fees. We provide results for individuals and businesses, so you can trust you, and your assets are in safe hands. Speak to our estate planning lawyers to find out how we can help you today.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
Richard Hamilton
Director
Stuart Wilson
Director
Peter Lumb
Associate Director
Andrew Lumb
Special Counsel
Greg Doran
Associate Director
Steph Chafer
Lawyer
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Melbourne, VIC 3000