Elder law covers aged care agreements, retirement planning, capacity, elder abuse and granny flat arrangements.
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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.
Why elder law & aged care matters
Older Australians face complex decisions about aged care, housing and family money, and are at higher risk of financial abuse.
The Australian context
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.
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Narromine, NSW · Central West & Orana
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Nelson Keane & Hemingway Solicitors provides legal services in Narromine, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Elder Law & Aged Care · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Lennox Head, NSW · Northern Rivers
Baker Mannering & Hart incorporating SLL provides legal services in Lennox Head, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+6 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Elder Law & Aged Care · Traffic Offences
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NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Penny Browne Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Residential Tenancy and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreResidential Tenancy · Strata & Body Corporate · Building & Construction · Elder Law & Aged Care · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(148)Google rating from 148 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Robbins Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Probate & Estate Administration · Elder Law & Aged Care · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts · Family Property Settlement · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Commercial Property & Leasing
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(123)Google rating from 123 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Caxton Community Legal Centre provides legal services in Brisbane, QLD. Listed practice areas include Human Rights & Discrimination, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Human Rights & Discrimination+7 moreDomestic Violence & AVOs · Elder Law & Aged Care · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts · Family Law · Employment Law · Partner & Family Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution2 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: tagalog
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(97)Google rating from 97 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
McDonald E M & Co provides legal services in Mount Eliza, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Binding Financial Agreements · Criminal Law · Probate & Estate Administration
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(85)Google rating from 85 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Parkston Lawyers provides legal services in Cranbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Notary Public & JP Services.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Notary Public & JP Services · Wills & Estates · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Elder Law & Aged Care · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts · Planning & Environment
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(84)Google rating from 84 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lynch Meyer Lawyers provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Insolvency & Restructuring · Planning & Environment · Elder Law & Aged Care · Debt Recovery · Banking & Finance4 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: mandarin, cantonese, vietnamese
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(49)Google rating from 49 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Peter Murphy & Associates provides legal services in Albert Park, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Notary Public & JP Services.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Notary Public & JP Services · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Elder Law & Aged Care
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(46)Google rating from 46 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Pollock Ingram Solicitors provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Business & Commercial Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(42)Google rating from 42 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Wakerley Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Elder Law & Aged Care · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(41)Google rating from 41 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Direct2U Law & Conveyancing provides legal services in Wyong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreWills & Estates · Probate & Estate Administration · Elder Law & Aged Care · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hopper Mott Bunting Lawyers (Previously Hopper Green York) provides legal services in Capalaba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Elder Law & Aged Care · Assault & Violent Offences · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Balgowlah, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(33)Google rating from 33 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Iconveyancing.com.au provides legal services in Balgowlah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
TASC Legal and Social Justice Service provides legal services in Ipswich, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Health & Medical Practitioner Law+6 moreDomestic Violence & AVOs · Elder Law & Aged Care · Criminal Law · Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Family Law · Not-for-Profit & Charity Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(23)Google rating from 23 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Solari & Stock Lawyers provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Elder Law & Aged Care · Commercial Litigation · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(20)Google rating from 20 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cartwrights Lawyers provides legal services in Noosa Heads, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Elder Law & Aged Care · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(20)Google rating from 20 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Peter Murphy & Associates provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Notary Public & JP Services and Property & Conveyancing.
Wills & Estates+7 moreNotary Public & JP Services · Property & Conveyancing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Commercial Property & Leasing · Family Law · Elder Law & Aged Care
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bateman Battersby Lawyers provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Traffic Offences · Elder Law & Aged Care · Employment Law · Criminal Law · Planning & Environment
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Clewett Lawyers provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Partner & Family Visas · Banking & Finance · Elder Law & Aged CareNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(15)Google rating from 15 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
McKean Park Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Property & Conveyancing.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreCommercial Litigation · Property & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment · Building & Construction · Elder Law & Aged Care
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(14)Google rating from 14 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Navado provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Banking & Finance · Tax Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Immigration & Visas · Elder Law & Aged CareFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
Understand the next step
A practical guide to elder law & aged care
What to discuss at the first meeting
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.
How the engagement may progress
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List family members, property, debts, companies, trusts and superannuation. Identify where original documents are held and which assets are jointly owned.
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Ask what each document or application would achieve. Confirm which state rules and asset-ownership arrangements need to be considered.
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Agree on signing, storage and future reviews, or on the executor’s responsibilities for records and distributions. Identify changes that should prompt further advice.
Fees and the scope of work
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.
Dates to raise at first contact
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.
Questions to ask a elder law & aged care adviser
Who will give instructions and receive the advice?
Can support and accessibility needs be accommodated?
Does the scope address assets outside my own name?
Who is the client if relatives attend together?
What information is needed before documents can be finalised?
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.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
What is a granny flat arrangement?
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.
How much does a will cost?
Many firms offer simple wills for a fixed fee. Wills involving trusts, blended families, business interests or overseas assets cost more because they need more planning.
Can I contest a will?
Close family members, and some others who depended on the person who died, can apply for a greater share if they were not adequately provided for. Strict time limits apply, often within months of the death, and they differ between states.
