Lawyers prepare enduring powers of attorney and guardianship appointments so someone you trust can act if you can't.
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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.
Why powers of attorney & guardianship matters
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.
The Australian context
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.
Powers of Attorney & Guardianship lawyers near you
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Ferrier & Co Solicitors Roma provides legal services in Roma, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
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Hunt, McCullough Kollias & Co provides legal services in Mornington, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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P.J. Donnellan & Co provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
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Charters Towers City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
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Rapid Legal Solutions provides legal services in Charters Towers City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
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Lindfield, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
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All Aspects Conveyancing Pty Ltd provides legal services in Lindfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Astute Conveyancing provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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Bowen Lawyers provides legal services in Darwin City, NT. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
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Lee Sames Egan provides legal services in Nambucca Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Vic Legal Conveyancing provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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W.A. Baxter Solicitors provides legal services in Gunnedah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
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Ashby Family Solicitors provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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Milsons Point, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
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Biddulph & Salenger Solicitors provides legal services in Milsons Point, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
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Commins Hendriks Solicitors provides legal services in Numurkah, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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Helen Volk Lawyers provides legal services in Thornton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Commercial Litigation.
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Peter May McAuliffe Legal provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Building & Construction.
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Peter May McAuliffe Legal provides legal services in Margaret River, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Building & Construction.
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Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Meadowbrook, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
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David Grant provides legal services in Deniliquin, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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FLANAGAN LEGAL NEWCASTLE provides legal services in The Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Powers of Attorney & Guardianship, Wills & Estates and Elder Law & Aged Care.
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Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
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Grogan & Webb provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
A practical guide to powers of attorney & guardianship
What to discuss at the first meeting
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.
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 powers of attorney & guardianship adviser
Which document or process fits the decisions involved?
How will my instructions and preferences be recorded?
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 if there's no power of attorney?
A tribunal may need to appoint a financial manager or guardian, which is slower and less under your control.
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.
