Wills & Estates · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
17 powers of attorney & guardianship firms in Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches, New South Wales, including Chatswood, North Sydney, Hornsby, Manly.
17 firms
Brookvale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
The Property Practice provides legal services in Brookvale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
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.
This search area brings together North Shore and Northern Beaches centres. For a property purchase, family matter or estate, compare the actual office location rather than assuming every firm is close to your suburb.
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 Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches. 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.
Asquith, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Castle Lawyers provides legal services in Asquith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Sharon Moss Legal provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Modern Family Law Solutions provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Property & Conveyancing.
Dundas, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Marriotts Legal Costers provides legal services in Dundas, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Business & Commercial Law.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Warren & Warren Incorporating the office of Adrian G Byrne provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Mona Vale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
John Allanson & Associates provides conveyancing services in Mona Vale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Ermington, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Calvin Nelson & Co provides legal services in Ermington, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Lindfield, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
All Aspects Conveyancing Pty Ltd provides legal services in Lindfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Milsons Point, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Biddulph & Salenger Solicitors provides legal services in Milsons Point, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Grogan & Webb provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Wahroonga, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Knibb Kaine & Associates provides legal services in Wahroonga, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Crows Nest, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Sorensen & Brown provides legal services in Crows Nest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Crows Nest, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Compare Conveyancing Sydney provides legal services in Crows Nest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Crows Nest, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Ippolito Lawyers provides legal services in Crows Nest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Planning & Environment.
Hornsby, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Miller Noyce provides legal services in Hornsby, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Newport, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
P.J. Donnellan & Co provides legal services in Newport, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing 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.