Wills & Estates
Lawyers prepare enduring powers of attorney and guardianship appointments so someone you trust can act if you can't.
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.
Powers of Attorney & Guardianship firms in the directory
460 firms
NSW · Ipswich
C V Martin Legal Services provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
West Pennant Hills, NSW · Hills District
Calvin Nelson & Co provides legal services in West Pennant Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Camden, NSW · Western Sydney
Camden Solicitors And Conveyancers provides legal services in Camden, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Canungra, QLD · Gold Coast
Canungra Law provides legal services in Canungra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Prahran, VIC · South East Melbourne
Challenge Legal provides legal services in Prahran, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bega, NSW · South Coast
Clarke John provides legal services in Bega, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Bermagui, NSW · South Coast
Clarke John provides legal services in Bermagui, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Wheelers Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Cleeland & Stevens provides legal services in Wheelers Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Tumut, NSW · Riverina & Murray
CML Lawyers provides legal services in Tumut, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Adelong, NSW · Riverina & Murray
CML Lawyers provides legal services in Adelong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
NSW · Launceston & North
COMPACT COMMERCIAL LAW VIRGINIA WISE provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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.
Lowood, QLD · Ipswich
David Grant & Associates provides legal services in Lowood, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Degree Attestation for UAE provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, International Family Law & Hague Abduction and Notary Public & JP Services.
Campbelltown, NSW · Western Sydney
Doyle Legal provides legal services in Campbelltown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Criminal Law.
Mount Gambier, SA · Limestone Coast
Dunsford Co provides legal services in Mount Gambier, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Traffic Offences.
Edgeworth, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Ellis Lake Lawyers provides legal services in Edgeworth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Wills & Estates and Personal Injury.
Wanniassa, ACT · Canberra
Erindale Discount Meats provides legal services in Wanniassa, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
NSW · Townsville & North Queensland
Everything Legal provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Fairfield, NSW · Western Sydney
Fairfield Solicitors Pty Ltd t-as Watson Stafford Zipkis provides legal services in Fairfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Camden, NSW · Western Sydney
Family Focus Legal provides legal services in Camden, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Forrest Legal provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Notary Public & JP Services and Wills & Estates.
Bunbury, WA · South West
Garvey Chris Lawyer provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
Gina Weir Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
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.
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.
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
A tribunal may need to appoint a financial manager or guardian, which is slower and less under your control.
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.
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.
