Wills, Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney and Powers of Guardianship & Disputed Estates
A properly planned estate can save you and your family considerable expense and distress upon death or incapacity. Hansons Lawyers has highly experienced estate lawyers who have taken an active role in community and professional education on estate law.
We can assist you in achieving your goals whether it be drafting a will or trust or planning for incapacity. Trusts and estate planning are not just for 'high fliers'.
The administration of an estate requires special skills particularly given the complexity of today’s tax laws. We work together with you, and later your representative, to ensure your affairs and estate are managed carefully and expeditiously and in accordance with your wishes.
Powers of Attorney are very essential to accommodate delegations, travel and other absences. They are used widely in the commercial world to facilitate the signing of documents. An enduring Power of Attorney is most important if someone is very ill or has lost the ability to look after their own affairs.
A Power of Guardianship is very useful if you wish to ensure someone can make decisions for you or to repeat your own wishes in matters relating to your medical, dental and physical care.
Hansons Lawyers can guide and advise you on the most suitable arrangements for decision making considering your particular circumstances.
Disputed Wills and Estates
Hansons can advise on your eligibility to make a claim against an estate. As the Court in these matters has a wide discretion to award applicants money or property, notwithstanding what they may have been entitled to pursuant to the Will, it is best to seek legal representation.
We can also advise and represent executors of estates where a Will is in dispute. We advise executors of strategies which are relevant and advantageous to the estate.
Hansons Lawyers can assist you with:
- Wills and Codicils
- Estate Administration
- Estate Planning
- Testamentary Trust
- Enduring Powers of Attorney
- Powers of Attorney
- Powers of Guardianship
- Guardianship Litigations
- Probate
- Litigation relating to contested Wills and estates
- Disputes over Wills
- Estate distribution
Hansons Lawyers has prepared Wills, Powers of Attorney and Powers of Enduring Guardian and managed Estates for many years. Our experienced lawyers can prepare a valid Will for you ensuring the people you choose most benefit from your estate after your death.
If you have any concerns about a possible challenge to your Will, or you need to contest a Will please get in touch with us so we can assist.
