Wills & Estates · Gold Coast
28 estate planning & testamentary trusts firms in Gold Coast, Queensland, including Southport, Surfers Paradise, Robina, Coolangatta.
28 firms
Molendinar, QLD · Gold Coast
QC Law provides legal services in Molendinar, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
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.
Southport, Surfers Paradise, Robina and Coolangatta offer different starting points for a Gold Coast search. A matter involving Tweed Heads or a NSW asset should be identified as cross-border from the first enquiry.
For estate planning & testamentary trusts, 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 Gold 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
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 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.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Ballantyne Law Group provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Broadbeach, QLD · Gold Coast
Gold Coast City Solicitors provides legal services in Broadbeach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
MCG Legal provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Pharmacis Canning Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Varsity Lakes, QLD · Gold Coast
Prestige Law Group provides legal services in Varsity Lakes, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Avuri Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
TED Legal provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Sports & Entertainment Law.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Bespoke Legal Group provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Medical Negligence.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Evolution Legal provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Dillon Legal provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
TPIL Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Probate & Estate Administration.
Mudgeeraba, QLD · Gold Coast
LB Law Group provides legal services in Mudgeeraba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
TVP LAW provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Franchising and Business & Commercial Law.
Main Beach, QLD · Gold Coast
Eden Lawyers provides legal services in Main Beach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Coastal Law Group provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Planning & Environment.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Gold coast German Club provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Radcliff Taylor Lawyers provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Gold Coast
Taylor Law & Conveyancing provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Laurence Wilson & Associates provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Chan Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Browns Lawyers provides legal services in Miami, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Cronin Shearer Lawyers provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Harding Legal provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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.