45+ years of Experience
Most people leave their wills & estate planning until it's too late. However, having your estate administration sorted early on will save you money long term and help bring certainty to your beneficiaries. To get your estate in order, obtain legal guidance from the experienced Wills and Estate solicitors at Chan Lawyers today.
Friendly & Reliable
With our Wills & Estate services you can expect friendly customer support as well as remarkable attention-to-detail. We are fast, reliable as well as transparent. We aim to build long lasting relationships with our Wills & Estate clients, helping them with administration.
Peace of Mind
Get peace of mind today, while reducing complications for your relatives with a detailed Will & Estate Plan. Get it tailored to your specific needs because every family is unique.
Professional Legal Advice
Our expertise covers all aspects of Wills & Estate Planning. Including testamentary wills, deceased estates, legal capacity, intestacy, full estate administration, enduring Power of Attorney (PoA) and more.
Here are some of our key Wills & Estate Planning services
Standard & Testamentary Wills
We can help you setup stand wills & testamentary trust wills. We can also provide advice on which type of will is best for your circumstances.
Estate Planning
Whether you have a small estate or a large estate with different business structures and numerous assets. We can discuss and plan every detail including life insurance, Superannuation and even tax implications.
Estate Administration
Once the Will & Estate plan are active, we will carry out your plan and ensure your loved ones are looked after the way you wanted.
Probate
If you are the executor of a Will, we can help you apply for probate. So the will can be validated and ownership of the assets can be transferred.
Intestacy
In situations where there isn't a valid will, or only a partially valid will, intestacy may occur. In these situations we can help relatives to apply for "Letters of Administration" to get the authority to distribute assets in accordance to the law.
Legal Capacity
We can help in all Legal Capacity cases. Where an assessment of someones ability to make legal decisions including making a will is in question.
When Do I Need To Create or Update My Will?
Our general advice is to start thinking about your final wishes from the age of 18, even if you have very little assets. Get your will done by a legal professional to avoid costly issues arising in the future. Then we recommend you review your will every 2 -3 years, or when your circumstances change, for example:
You've started or bought a business
You bought a house or land
You have started a family and now have a child or children
If your named executors / trustee of your will dies or is unable to perform the role
The key beneficiaries named in your will changes for some reason
You have divorced or re-married
You have started a Defacto relationship
What Happens When I Don't Create a Will?
If you pass away without creating a valid Will, this is called Intestate. The Intestacy rule means that your assets will be distributed to family members by a default pre-decided formula by the State. However, your relatives can apply for "Letters of Administration" to gain authorisation to distribute your assets. It is a very time consuming and costly process.
So, let us give you peace of mind and request an appointment below to get your affairs in order.
Why Choose Us as Your Wills & Estate Planning Lawyers?
We care about cultivating a relationship founded on trust for all our clients. We aren't a large firm which looses touch with the individual needs of our clients, nor are we a small firm which focuses on just a few small area's of law. We are just the right size for you.
We offer highly individualised services for all wills & estate planning needs on the Gold Coast.
Don't wait any longer, request an appointment today
We look forward to speaking with you.
Get the right advice from the beginning and let us guide you to a positive outcome. It all starts with an initial appointment.