Gold Coast Wills and Estates Lawyers

Planning for the future is an integral component of life, and no time is too early to begin this important endeavour. Protecting assets and providing for loved ones after you pass is vitally important.

At Frigo James Legal, we recognize the significance of planning for the future and are here to guide you through it. Our team of experienced Gold Coast Wills & Estates lawyers can assist in helping navigate this complex area of law.

• Will drafting and review
• Estate planning and management
• Probate and estate administration services
• Will dispute resolution and litigation
• Powers of attorney drafting and review
• Advanced health directive drafting and review
• Trust creation and management
• Tax planning and minimisation for estates
• Asset protection strategies
• Estate planning for blended families or complex family situations

Proper estate planning ensures your assets will be distributed as you intend, potentially helping reduce taxes or costs related to probate administration.

Our Gold Coast Wills & Estates Lawyers can assist you with:

• Wills: A will is a legal document that details how your assets will be distributed after your death, to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones are taken into consideration. Without one, assets would likely be distributed according to intestacy laws which may not conform with your desires and can make the process of dispersing assets much more complex and expensive for them and your estate.
  
  
• Enduring Powers of Attorney: An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) is a legal document that empowers someone else to make decisions on your behalf if you become physically or mentally incapacitated and are unable to make decisions yourself. With an EPA in place, you can appoint trusted individuals to manage your affairs and represent your interests while making decisions on your behalf.

• Powers of Attorney & Advanced Health Directives: Along with creating a will and estate plan, it's also important to consider powers of attorney and advanced health directives. A power of attorney allows someone else to make decisions for you if you become incapacitated; an advanced health directive details your wishes regarding medical treatments should you become incapable of making them yourself.

• Probate and Estate Administration: Probate is the legal process of validating and administering the estate of a deceased individual. Estate administration involves managing their assets according to either their will or intestacy rules and then dispersing them among their beneficiaries accordingly.

• Estate Litigation: There may be instances when contesting a will is necessary, such as when there is disagreement regarding its validity or distribution of assets. Since contesting can be an intricate process, legal advice should always be sought if pursuing this avenue of dispute resolution.e can assist with shareholders agreements and advice on corporate governance.