We understand that dealing with a deceased estate is one of the more difficult challenges in life. From mountains of paper work to legal jargon and simmering family disputes, they’re the last things you want to deal with when you’re grieving the loss of someone important in your life.
So, let us help you by:
- Interpreting the Will of the deceased in terms of estate laws
- Advising executors and trustees in regard to their duties and rights
- Informing government bodies including Centrelink and Veterans Affairs
- Applying for Probate of the Will in the Supreme Court
- Dealing with intestacy (where there is no Will)
- Applying for Letters of Administration (if the Will is deemed invalid or is absent)
- Identifying estate assets and liabilities
- Obtaining valuations of estate property
- Collecting estate financial assets including superannuation, bank funds, shares, outstanding loans, and insurance payouts
- Transferring estate property including selling through public auctions
- Advising on paying estate debts including mortgages, funeral costs, and testamentary expenses
- Administering trust funds
- Distributing bequests and inheritances to beneficiaries
Contact us to find out more or to arrange an appointment.
We are a boutique law practice focusing on Property Law, Business Law and Wills and Estate matters with Esther Tan as the Director, Principal Lawyer & Notary Public. She has legal qualifications from London, Singapore and Australia and is fluent in English and Mandarin.