WATKINS TAPSELL ESTATES, PROBATES AND WILLS
25 years of experience in estate planning
Making decisions about the future of your property and assets after you’ve gone can require consideration of many alternatives. Our Wills and estate lawyers in Sydney are focused on understanding your circumstances so that we can tailor your estate planning documents to accurately reflect your needs and wishes.
Our experienced Wills and estate lawyers in Sydney have over 25 years of experience in estate planning and bring a depth of understanding, compassion and common sense to this area of law. We will discuss with you strategies for managing risks in your personal and business life in a professional and understanding manner.
We can assist you in drafting the simplest Will, Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship, right through to the most complex documents depending on your individual circumstances and requirements.
Will
A Will ensures that your assets are dealt with in accordance with your wishes on your death and reduces the risk of another person making a claim against your property.
Power of Attorney
A Power of Attorney ensures that your money and property can be managed for you by a trusted friend or relative in the manner you wish, in the event that you are disabled due to an illness or accident.
Enduring Guardianship
An Enduring Guardianship enables a person, appointed by you, to make decisions regarding your health or where you might live, should you be unable to make those decisions for yourself.
After the loss of a loved one, we can assist you to finalise your loved one’s property and financial affairs to make this difficult time as easy as possible.
We will help you in a professional and caring manner by assisting in the following estate and probate areas:
- Probate
- Letters of administration
- Will disputes
- Wills and estate litigation
Wills and estate planning FAQs
What is estate planning?
Wills and estate planning refers to when a family or individual arranges the transfer of assets in anticipation of death. Creating a Will outlining where you want your possessions to go is the most basic form of estate planning.
Forming a Will allows you to make decisions about your estate and ensure it is distributed to your beneficiaries based on your wishes. Additionally, an estate plan can be useful in dictating how you want to be looked after, both medically and financially, if you can no longer make your own decisions later in life.
To ensure your estate planning is completed accurately, it’s best to hire a Wills and estate lawyer.
Is estate planning the same as a Will?
While similar, there are slight differences between an estate plan and a Will.
An estate plan is comprehensive and outlines documents that are effective during your lifetime. This information will clarify how you want to be looked after when you cannot make decisions for yourself.
Alternatively, a Will does not come into effect until after your death. This document details where your assets will go and who is now responsible for anything you’ve left behind.
Talk with our estate planning lawyers in Sydney to understand more about Wills and estate planning.
What is an estate planning lawyer?
An estate planning lawyer in Sydney ensures you have the correct strategy in place when managing your assets after you pass away. At Watkins Tapsell, our Wills and estate lawyers in Sydney are focused on understanding your situation and tailoring our Will and estate planning to suit your needs.
A Wills and estate lawyer in Sydney will assist you with various legal areas including probate, letters of administration, disputes, and Wills and estate litigation. If you’re searching for estate planning lawyers in your area, choose Watkins Tapsell today.
Do you need a lawyer for estate planning?
Hiring a Wills and estate lawyer in Sydney is beneficial as they possess the relevant knowledge and skills to specialise in end-of-life affairs. A Wills and estate lawyer will be required in two situations:
- Before someone dies so that their Will and estate can be managed
- After someone dies (acting as an Executor or contesting a Will)
At Watkins Tapsell, our Wills and estate lawyers in Sydney can assist you in drafting documents, finalising your loved one’s financial assets, and managing your Wills and estates. We also offer legal services dealing with issues such as fairwork disputes and debt recovery.
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