Wills & Estates · Southern Sydney
22 estate planning & testamentary trusts firms in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, including Hurstville, Sutherland, Cronulla, Bankstown.
22 firms
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
AKN & Associates provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Immigration & Visas.
For families with significant assets, blended families or business interests, an estate plan goes beyond a simple will. Testamentary trusts can offer tax benefits and asset protection for beneficiaries. Planning also covers super, insurance, family trusts and company control.
Good estate planning protects beneficiaries, reduces tax and keeps family businesses and farms running through a transition.
Testamentary trusts can allow income to be distributed to minors at adult tax rates under Australian tax law. Planning also covers family trusts, company control and binding super nominations, which pass outside the will.
Understand the next step
Explain what you want the plan to achieve, including family needs and business interests. A more complex structure should be justified by its purpose and ongoing administration, not chosen merely because it is available.
Clarify whether tax and financial advice are included or must be obtained separately before implementing the plan.
Southern Sydney includes several distinct local centres. A residential conveyance, small-business lease and family property settlement can each need different expertise even when all involve the same home or premises.
For estate planning & testamentary trusts, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Southern Sydney. 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 New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
Good to know
A trust created by your will that takes effect on your death. It can protect beneficiaries and offer tax advantages for distributions to children.
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Chidiac Legal provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Traffic Offences.
Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
Willis & Bowring provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Cronulla, NSW · Southern Sydney
Southern Waters Legal provides legal services in Cronulla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Than & Co Solicitors provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Skaf Lawyers & Notary Public provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Property & Conveyancing.
Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
Ausdoor Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Farah Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Criminal Law and Wills & Estates.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
SALBRIDGE LAWYERS PTY LTD provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Peakhurst, NSW · Southern Sydney
Dph Lawyers provides legal services in Peakhurst, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
RMJ Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Woolooware, NSW · Southern Sydney
CGC Law provides legal services in Woolooware, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Jannali, NSW · Southern Sydney
Harriss Jones Lawyers provides legal services in Jannali, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
Samaras Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
J P O'Neill provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
McKillop Legal provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Probate & Estate Administration, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Cronulla, NSW · Southern Sydney
Ac Lawyers provides legal services in Cronulla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Professional Negligence, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
South Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
AR&A Lawyers provides legal services in South Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bexley North, NSW · Southern Sydney
V.S. George Lawyers provides legal services in Bexley North, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Kingsgrove, NSW · Southern Sydney
GA Lawyers provides legal services in Kingsgrove, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Notary Public & JP Services and Property & Conveyancing.
Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
Moira Ryan Lawyers Pty Limited provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
Woodward Wickes Wicken provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts and Planning & Environment.
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.