Wills & Estates · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
7 powers of attorney & guardianship firms in Eastern Suburbs & Inner West, New South Wales, including Bondi Junction, Randwick, Newtown, Burwood.
7 firms
Maroubra, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
LAWBIZ provides legal services in Maroubra, NSW. Listed practice areas include Debt Recovery, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
An enduring power of attorney covers financial decisions and continues if you lose capacity. An enduring guardian or equivalent covers health and lifestyle decisions. Each state has its own forms and witnessing rules, and these documents should be updated when circumstances change.
If you lose capacity without these documents, your family may need to apply to a tribunal to manage your affairs, which is slower and less in your control.
Each state has its own legislation and forms. Enduring guardianship, advance care directives and financial powers are made under state law, and tribunals such as NCAT, VCAT and QCAT appoint guardians or administrators when there's no valid appointment.
Understand the next step
Explain which decisions you want someone to make and when. Planning documents and an application relating to an existing decision-making difficulty are different kinds of work.
Ask about the rules in the relevant state and the difference between financial, personal and health-related decisions.
The Eastern Suburbs and Inner West are grouped together for browsing, so a result in Burwood may not suit someone seeking an appointment near Bondi Junction. Compare the location alongside experience in your legal issue.
For powers of attorney & guardianship, 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 Eastern Suburbs & Inner West. 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 tribunal may need to appoint a financial manager or guardian, which is slower and less under your control.
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.
Newtown, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Paul Scara Property Lawyers provides legal services in Newtown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Ashfield, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Stichter Otto & Associates provides legal services in Ashfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Wills & Estates.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
LEDA Lawyers provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Drummoyne, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Beale Lawyers provides legal services in Drummoyne, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Five Dock, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
A C Dunstan Lawyers provides legal services in Five Dock, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Paddington, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Nicholas Eddy & Co provides legal services in Paddington, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law 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.