It is really important to ensure that you have a valid Will at any time and particularly
after Consent Orders have been made or you have entered into a Binding Financial
Agreement or you have had a divorce granted.
There are significant taxation advantages and protection of assets advantages to
your beneficiaries if your estate is left to them via a testamentary trust. There
are also the advantages that a testamentary trust provides in times of separation
whereby the control of the trust can be transferred by the Appointor to someone
else. Where you have children with disabilities or alcohol and drug problems alternate
trustees can deal with the assets of the trust in an appropriate way to benefit
the beneficiary and not leave the assets to be wasted.
Powers of Attorney medical and either general or enduring are part of a collection
of documents that a well prepared estate requires. A memorandum of wishes can be
left leaving directions and a code of conduct that you would encourage your trustees
to adopt in the event of your death. The use of a memorandum of wishes gives trustees
and beneficiaries an insight into how you would like the estate managed and is often
of great benefit to those beneficiaries who are not either pragmatic or commercial.
We pride ourselves on providing well educated and resourced Estate Planning Lawyers.
We are members of the LawAustralasia Estate Planning group that gives us access
to specialists from around the country that enables us to constantly update our
skills and keep abreast of new changes in this area of Law.
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