Wills & Estates · Sunshine Coast
9 elder law & aged care firms in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, including Maroochydore, Caloundra, Noosa, Nambour.
9 firms
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
MMLaw provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Older clients and their families often need advice on aged care accommodation contracts, refundable deposits, retirement village agreements, and family arrangements where money is given in exchange for care or housing. Clear documents prevent disputes and protect against financial abuse.
Older Australians face complex decisions about aged care, housing and family money, and are at higher risk of financial abuse.
Aged care is regulated federally under the new Aged Care Act, with accommodation deposits and fees set by Commonwealth rules. Retirement villages and granny flat arrangements are governed by state law and have Centrelink implications.
Understand the next step
Identify the person who needs advice and whether the issue concerns accommodation, finances, decision-making or a dispute. A relative arranging the meeting is not automatically the lawyer’s client.
Ask how the lawyer will manage potential conflicts between relatives and protect the client’s independent wishes.
Maroochydore, Caloundra, Noosa and Nambour are grouped within the Sunshine Coast. Clients comparing firms should identify whether the work involves a personal matter, business interest or property held through an entity.
For elder law & aged care, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sunshine Coast. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
List family members, property, debts, companies, trusts and superannuation. Identify where original documents are held and which assets are jointly owned.
Ask what each document or application would achieve. Confirm which state rules and asset-ownership arrangements need to be considered.
Agree on signing, storage and future reviews, or on the executor’s responsibilities for records and distributions. Identify changes that should prompt further advice.
Compare a simple-will quote with more involved planning or estate administration. Ask about searches, applications, valuations and coordination with an accountant.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Provide the date of death and any estate correspondence promptly. Ask about relevant deadlines before distributing assets, signing a release or assuming a dispute can wait.
In Queensland, most matters start in the Magistrates Court, with serious criminal and larger civil matters in the District and Supreme Courts. Tenancy, minor civil, building and guardianship disputes go to QCAT. Solicitors hold practising certificates from the Queensland Law Society, and complaints are handled by the Legal Services Commission.
Good to know
An arrangement where an older person transfers assets or pays money in exchange for a right to live in a family member's home for life. It has Centrelink and family law implications, so get advice.
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of Queensland. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in Queensland are managed by the Queensland Law Society. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Nambour, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Windsor Craig Solicitors provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Ascendia Accountants & Lawyers - Maroochydore provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Coolum Beach, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Barber Porter Solicitors provides legal services in Coolum Beach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Tewantin, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Donald Portbury & Co provides legal services in Tewantin, QLD. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Golden Beach, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Coastside Law provides legal services in Golden Beach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Pollock Ingram Solicitors provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Wakerley Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Noosa Heads, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Cartwrights Lawyers provides legal services in Noosa Heads, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.