Pointers And Tips For Estate Planning

If your children are under the age of 18 it is important to consider substitute Guardians should you both predecease your underage children.  Often a close family member or good friend is chosen.  We will add this to your Will.

Legally your children can inherit at 18, however, most clients specify in their Will that they wish their children to only inherit once they attain the age of 25.

In the unlikely event that something happens to the whole family, we add a Total Failure clause to your Will whereby the client nominates family or friends or a charity to inherit in this instance.

If you have no close family or friends who would look after your pet, we can add the pet clause to your Will, whereby you nominate a pet rescue charity to rehome your pet and allocate some funds to assist them to meet your wishes.

We can prepare an Enduring Power of Guardianship which allows for your spouse or family or friends to make medical decisions on your behalf once a member of the medical profession has deemed that you are unable to make decisions for your care.

We can prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney and this will allow for a family member or a trusted friend to liaise with banks, utilities, superannuation companies etc.  REMEMBER this is a very powerful document so please consider carefully who you would nominate for this very significant role.

We provide all our clients with a complimentary Living Will stating those wishes.