Wills and estates lawyers prepare wills, powers of attorney and estate plans, and help executors after a death.
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A professionally drafted will reduces the risk of disputes and makes sure your wishes are carried out. Estate lawyers also advise on superannuation nominations, testamentary trusts and how assets held jointly or in trusts pass outside the will.
Why wills & estates matters
Without a valid will, state intestacy rules decide who inherits, which may not reflect your wishes, and your family faces more delay and cost.
The Australian context
Each state has its own succession legislation, such as the Succession Act 2006 in NSW and the Wills Act 1997 in Victoria. Superannuation doesn't automatically form part of your estate; it's paid according to fund rules and binding nominations.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hely Legal provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Wills & Estates+3 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Probate & Estate Administration · Business & Commercial Law
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Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Husseini Lawyers and Public Notaries provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
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Dandenong North, VIC · South East Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Legoll Legal Practitioners provides legal services in Dandenong North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+5 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Criminal Law
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North Lakes, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lightbridge Lawyers provides legal services in North Lakes, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
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Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rapid Legal Solutions provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Traffic Offences.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Traffic Offences · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Agribusiness & Rural Law
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Sawtell, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Robson & Oliver Solicitors provides legal services in Sawtell, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Business & Commercial Law · Parenting & Child Custody
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Brunswick East, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Seoud Solicitors provides legal services in Brunswick East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Litigation and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreCommercial Litigation · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Building & Construction · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Debt Recovery · Probate & Estate Administration
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★3.9(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Small Myers Hughes provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Strata & Body Corporate · Commercial Litigation · Planning & Environment
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Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Sydney Law & Property provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
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Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Vanguard Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Employment Law · Criminal Law · Partner & Family Visas
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Kingscliff, NSW · Northern Rivers
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Attwood Marshall Lawyers provides legal services in Kingscliff, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Planning & Environment · Employment Law · DefamationNo win, no fee
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Dorahy Davis Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Employment Law and Criminal Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreEmployment Law · Criminal Law · Drug Offences · Unfair Dismissal · Drink & Drug Driving · Traffic Offences · Assault & Violent OffencesFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Manly, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
HPL Law Group Manly provides legal services in Manly, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Commercial Litigation · Wills & Estates · Notary Public & JP Services · Building & Construction · Debt Recovery
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Rockhampton City, QLD · Central Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
KCH Lawyers provides legal services in Rockhampton City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Legal One Services provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Criminal Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreCriminal Law · Family Law · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & EstatesFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Joondalup, WA · Perth North
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Legato Law provides legal services in Joondalup, WA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Binding Financial Agreements and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Wills & Estates+7 moreBinding Financial Agreements · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Building & Construction
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Lalor, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in Lalor, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
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Maclean, NSW · Northern Rivers
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Mark Vincent Glaser provides legal services in Maclean, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Contract Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Contract Law · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Criminal Law
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Wangaratta, VIC · Hume & North East
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Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Wangaratta, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Class Actions+7 morePersonal Injury · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Contested Wills & Family Provision · TPD & Superannuation Claims · Medical Negligence · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionNo win, no fee
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Kenmore, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
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Melrose Keys Lawyers provides legal services in Kenmore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Binding Financial Agreements.
Decide whether you are making a will, reviewing an old one or seeking advice after a death. The lawyer needs to know who owns the assets and who is intended to benefit before recommending documents.
Ask separately about superannuation, trusts and powers of attorney instead of assuming a simple will covers every asset and decision.
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 wills & estates adviser
What assets would this planning address?
When should I review the documents again?
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
Is a DIY will kit valid?
It can be, if properly signed and witnessed, but errors in wording or execution are common and can lead to disputes.
Does super pass under my will?
Not automatically. Super is paid according to the fund's rules and any binding nomination you've made.
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.
