Wills

Fixed Fee Wills

People are often concerned by the costs involved in estate planning. This is a legitimate concern. However, we believe that a bigger concern is the much bigger and unnecessary cost, expense, and heartache suffered by surviving family members disputing inheritance, as a consequence of no or poor estate planning.

What people try to save by either simply ‘hoping for the best’ or taking a cheap DIY option is often lost many times over by squabbling family members. Legal fees and expenses incurred by the surviving family members can significantly chew up entitlements.

A Basic Will is much better than an over-the-counter Will available at news agencies and online. We often see DIY Wills that have been completed incorrectly and therefore become invalid upon death.

A Basic Will drafted by a lawyer will ensure that it is completed and witnessed correctly in order to leave your assets to nominated people.

An Intermediate Will is the next step above a basic Will. It is still relatively simple, however we will include testamentary trust clauses to provide added protection to your beneficiaries.

This protection has the potential to limit their tax burden as well as make it more difficult for people not named in your will to argue a claim on your estate.

An Advanced Will is the Rolls Royce of Wills. It provides absolute protection to your beneficiaries and ensures that your estate is left how you want it to be left.

Like the Intermediate Will, we include testamentary trust clauses but also draft the actual Trust Deed to be followed by your nominated executor. This protection has the potential to limit your beneficiaries’ tax burden as well as make it more difficult for people not named in your will to argue a claim on your estate.